Ivermectin influence on the mast cell activity in nodules of onchocerciasis patients

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 918-925

  Wildenburg, G ^a   Korten, S ^a   Mainuka, P ^b   Buttner D W ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b Buhinga Hospital   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Ivermectin; Mast cells; Microfilariae; Onchocerca volvulus; Onchocercoma; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAST CELL; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SKIN NODULE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IVERMECTIN; MAST CELLS; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS;

EID: 0031730946     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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