Immunological basis of septal fibrosis of the liver in Capillaria hepatica-infected rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1201-1207

  Lemos, Q T ^a   Magalhaes Santos I F ^a   Andrade, Zilton A ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Capillaria hepatica model; Hepatic fibrosis; Immunological tolerance

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CAPILLARIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING; FEMALE; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; CAPILLARIA; HEPATICA; NEMATODA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SUS SCROFA; VERMES;

EID: 0141920445     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003000900009     Document Type: Article

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