Eosinophilia in nude rats and nude mice after infection with Fasciola hepatica or injection with its E/S antigens

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1099-1105

  Milbourne, Elizabeth A ^a   Howell, Michael J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone marrow cultures; E S antigens; Eosinophils; Fasciola hepatica; Nude mice; Nude rats

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BLOOD CELLS; BONE MARROW; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, NUDE; RATS; RATS, NUDE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STEM CELLS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030766985     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00056-8     Document Type: Article

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