Protection of young rats from acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection by interferon-gamma given to their mothers during pregnancy

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 660-664

  Davila, H O ^a   Revelli, Silvia S ^a   Didoli, Griselda ^a   Bernabo, Jorge ^b   Wietzerbin, Jeanne ^c   Falcoff, Ernesto ^c   Bottasso, Oscar A ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b Laboratories Roussel Arg   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0029941209     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.660     Document Type: Article

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