ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The human tuberculous granuloma provides the morphological basis for local immune processes central to the outcome of tuberculosis. Nitric Oxide (NO), produced by the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), is important in host defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in rodents, but the presence of high-output NO production in human tuberculosis has been controversial. Because of the scarcity of information ...
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