Effect of oral zinc supplementation upon Taenia crassiceps murine cysticercosis

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1034-1039

  Fragoso, G ^a   Lastra, M D ^a   Aguilar, A E ^a   Pastelin R ^a   Rosas, G ^a   Meneses, G ^a   Sciutto, E ^a   Lamoyi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; ZINC;

PARASITE RESISTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST RESISTANCE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; POVERTY; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TAENIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; MURINAE; TAENIA CRASSICEPS;

EID: 0034773550     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[1034:eoozsu]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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