Histochemical study of the nitric oxide synthase activity in experimental trichinellosis.
Nitric oxide plays a critical role in a variety of biological activities. It has been nicknamed a "killer" and "mediator" due to its toxic and signalling properties. Apart from its regular physiological function, nitric oxide indirectly participates in infectious diseases. Our report seems to be the first presentation of the nitric oxide synthase participation in the host biochemical defence mechanisms and in morphological transformation of muscle cells in trichinellosis.
Hadaś
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Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences in Poznań.
Gustowska
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Boczoń
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Janczewska
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D000818:Animals; D051379:Mice; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000201:enzymology*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000378:metabolism*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000201:enzymology*
D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase