An Experimental Approach to the Pathogenesis of "Pipestem" Fibrosis (Symmers' Fibrosis of the Liver)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 699-706

  Andrade, Zilton A ^a   Silva, Luciana M ^a   De Souza, Marcia Maria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

"Pipestem" fibrosis; Pathogenesis; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLEMATIS LASIANTHA; MURINAE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRANULOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MOUSE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; GRANULOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MICE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0031219350     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000500026     Document Type: Article

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