Preliminary study on sex-related inflammatory reactions in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni

Parasitology Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 144-150

  Boissier, J ^a   Chlichlia, K ^b   Digon, Y ^a   Ruppel, A ^b   Mone H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PARASITE; PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; WORM;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0141563741     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-0943-1     Document Type: Article

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