Schistosoma mansoni: Effect of recombinant tumor necrosis factor α on fecundity and [14C]-tyrosine uptake in females maintained in vitro

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-269

  Haseeb, M A ^a   Solomon, William B ^a   Palma, John F ^a,b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

fecundity; in vitro; Schistosoma mansoni; tumor necrosis factor ; tyrosine

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TYROSINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLUOROMETRY; MALE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEXUAL MATURATION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; TYROSINE;

EID: 0030292326     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(96)00137-5     Document Type: Article

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