Synergistic action of cyclosporin A and polyspecific rabbit anti-sera against murine Schistosoma mansoni

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 71-77

  Millership, J J ^a   Chappell, L H ^a   Fallon, P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CsA; Exposed surface antigens; Rabbit anti sera; Schistosoma mansoni; Tegumental damage

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 0029917878     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1996.d01-53.x     Document Type: Article

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