Trichuris suis seems to be safe and possibly effective in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2034-2041

  Summers, Robert W ^a   Elliott, David E ^b   Qadir, Khurram ^b   Urban Jr , Joseph F ^b   Thompson, Robin ^b   Weinstock, Joel V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MERCAPTOPURINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELMINTH; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; SAFETY; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS SUIS;

EID: 0141459691     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07660.x     Document Type: Article

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