Investigations on the biology, epidemiology, pathology and control of Tunga penetrans in Brazil: III. Cytokine levels in peripheral blood of infected humans

Parasitology Research

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 298-303

  Feldmeier, Hermann ^a   Heukelbach, Jörg ^b   Eisele, Margit ^a   Ribeiro, Ronaldo ^c   Harms, Gundel ^d   Mehlhorn, Heinz ^e   Liesenfeld, Oliver ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Fundacao Mandacaru   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; FEMALE; FLEA; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; INSECT CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PARASITOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND FLEA; TH1 CELL; TUNGIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOKINES; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TUNGA; TUNGA PENETRANS; VERMES;

EID: 0242360805     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-0950-2     Document Type: Article

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