Effect of IL-12 on granuloma formation induced by injected Schistosoma japonicum eggs

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 861-864

  Yang, Jun Qi ^a   Tasaka, Kachio ^a   Yoshikawa, Hideshi ^a   Chuang, Cheng Kuo ^a   Minai, Masaru ^b   Nakajima, Yasuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b Yamanashi Prefectural University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Granuloma; IL 12; Schistosoma japonicum

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 12;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; GRANULOMA; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; REGULATOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKINS; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OVUM; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; TH2 CELLS;

MURINAE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 0030858523     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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