Elimination of a primary schistosome infection from rats coincides with elevated IgE titres and mast cell degranulation

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-102

  Cutts, L ^a   Wilson, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allergens; IgE responses; mast cells; Schistosoma mansoni; worm elimination

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0031038616     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1997.d01-184.x     Document Type: Article

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