Role of gamma interferon in the pathogenesis of severe Schistosomiasis in interleukin-4-deficient mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 7445-7452

  La Flamme, A C ^a   Patton, E A ^a   Pearce, E J ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CELL DIVISION; FEMALE; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; LIVER; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; NITRIC OXIDE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SPLEEN; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0035184752     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.12.7445-7452.2001     Document Type: Article

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