Antisense inhibition of expression of cysteine proteinases affects Entamoeba histolytica-induced formation of liver abscess in hamsters

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 421-422

  Ankri, Serge ^a   Stolarsky, Tamara ^a   Bracha, Rivka ^a   Padilla Vaca, Felipe ^a   Mirelman, David ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; HAMSTER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIVER ABSCESS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 0032918535     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.1.421-422.1999     Document Type: Article

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