Nitric oxide synthase 2(Lambaréné) (G-954C), increased nitric oxide production, and protection against malaria.

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Published in J Infect Dis on June 26, 2001

Authors

J F Kun1, B Mordmüller, D J Perkins, J May, O Mercereau-Puijalon, M Alpers, J B Weinberg, P G Kremsner

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Parasitology, Institute for Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany. juergen.kun@uni-tuebingen.de

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