Experimental Echinococcus infection in the mouse model: Pericystic cellular immunity reaction and effects on the lymphoid organs of immunocompetent and thymectomized mice

In Vivo

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 541-546

  Fotiadis, C ^a   Sergiou, C ^a   Kirou, J ^a   Troupis, Th G ^a   Tselentis, J ^a   Doussaitou, P ^a   Gorgoulis, V G ^b   Sechas, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Lamprini Ano Patisia   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cellular immunity; Echinococcus infection; Mouse model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYDATID CYST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 0033504691     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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