A biological and immunological comparison of Chinese and Philippine Schistosoma japonicum

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 325-332

  Hope, Michelle ^a,b   Duke, Mary ^a   McManus, Donald P ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attenuated cercarial vaccines; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosomiasis; Strain variation

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHILIPPINES; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 0030009741     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(95)00133-6     Document Type: Article

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