The effects of nitric oxide on the immune response during giardiasis

Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical synthesized from L-arginine by different isoforms NO-synthases. NO possesses multiple and complex biological functions. NO is an important mediator of homeostasis, and changes in its generation or actions can contribute or not to pathological states. The knowledge...

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Main Authors: Wander Rogério Pavanelli, PhD, Fredy Roberto Salazar Gutierrez, PhD, Jean Jerley Nogueira da Silva, PhD, Ivete Conchon Costa, PhD, Maria Claudia Noronha Dutra de Menezes, Msc, Francisco José de Abreu Oliveira, Msc, Eiko Nakagawa Itano, PhD, Maria Angélica Ehara Watanabe, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867010701197