Effect of Brugia malayi on the growth and proliferation of endothelial cells in vitro

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 550-556

  Rao, U R ^a,b   Zometa, C S ^a   Vickery, A C ^a   Kwa, B H ^a   Nayar, J K ^a,c   Sutton, E T ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPH VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

BOVINAE; BRUGIA MALAYI;

EID: 0029765573     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3283779     Document Type: Article

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