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Journal of Parasitology Research
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 316067, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/316067
Research Article

Trypanosoma congolense Infections: Induced Nitric Oxide Inhibits Parasite Growth In Vivo

Wenfa Lu,1 Guojian Wei,2 Wanling Pan,2 and Henry Tabel2

1College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
2Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5B4

Received 20 September 2010; Accepted 7 February 2011

Academic Editor: Ana Maria Jansen

Copyright © 2011 Wenfa Lu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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