Effect of gamma radiation on Brugia l3 development in vlvo and the kinetics of granulomatous inflammation induced by these parasites

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1119-1123

  Nasarre, Carmen ^a,b   Rao, U R ^a   Coleman, Sharon U ^a   Klei, Thomas R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRUDEAU INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRUGIA; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE VIRULENCE; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BRUGIA PAHANGI; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GERBILLINAE; GRANULOMA, RESPIRATORY TRACT; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; KINETICS; LARVA; LUNG; MALE; MICROFILARIA; PERITONEAL CAVITY;

ANIMALIA; BRUGIA; NEMATODA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031467556     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284372     Document Type: Article

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