Evidentiation of Paramyosin (Sm-97) as a Modulating Antigen on Granulomatous Hypersensitivity to Schistosoma mansoni Eggs

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 663-667

  Hirsch, Cristine ^a   Carvalho Queiroz, Claudia ^a   Franco, Gloria R ^a   Pena, Sergio D J ^a   Simpson, Andrew J G ^b   Goes, Alfredo M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Modulation; Paramyosin; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

TROPOMYOSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GRANULOMA; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RABBIT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; GRANULOMA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RABBITS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TROPOMYOSIN;

EID: 0031219420     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000500020     Document Type: Article

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