Neoplastic change in Onchocerca volvulus and its relation to ivermectin treatment

Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 431-444

  Duke, B O L ^a   Marty, A M ^b   Peet, D L ^c   Gardon, J ^d   Pion, S D S ^e   Kamgno, J ^e   Boussinesq, M ^e  

^a River Blindness Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c Laboratory Service Line   (United States)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

^e CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Ivermectin; Onchocerca volvulus; Pleomorphic neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMOCARZINE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN; SURAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CELL SIZE; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOPATHOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CAMEROON; FEMALE; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PREVALENCE;

EUKARYOTA; NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 0036855151     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182002002305     Document Type: Article

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