Differential Regulation of Granuloma Size and Hepatic Fibrosis in Schistosome Infections

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 689-692

  Cheever, Allen W ^a,b  

^a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrosis; Granulomatous inflammation; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

MURINAE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EXPERIMENTAL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; GRANULOMA; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STATISTICS;

GRANULOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0031219512     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000500024     Document Type: Article

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