Role of Intestinal Goblet Cells in the Expulsion of Gymnophalloides seoi from Mice

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1080-1082

  Seo, M ^a   Guk, S M ^b,c   Han, E T ^b,c   Chai, J Y ^b  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GOBLET CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; SPECIES COMPARISON; TREMATODE;

ANIMALS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GOBLET CELLS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED ICR; OSTREIDAE; PREDNISOLONE; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; GYMNOPHALLOIDES SEOI; OSTREIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 0344980579     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3182RN     Document Type: Conference Paper

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