Effects of concurrently administered copper and mercury on phagocytic cell activity and antibody levels in guinea pigs with experimental ascariasis

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-344

  Soltys J ^a   Boroskova Z ^a   Dvoroznakova E ^a  

^a PARASITOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS SUUM; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOASSAY; LARVA; LUNG; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS; ASCARIS SUUM; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; NEMATODA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031439920     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00016163     Document Type: Article

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