Eosinophilia, IL-5 level and recovery of larvae in IL-5 transgenic mice infected with Toxocara canis

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-158

  Sugane, K ^a   Kusama, Y ^a   Takamoto, M ^a   Tominaga, A ^b   Takatsu, K ^c  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHILIA; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; LARVA; LUNG INFILTRATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029941136     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00015315     Document Type: Article

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