Mast cells, histamine and the pathogenesis of intestinal damage in experimental Trypanosoma brucei brucei infections

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 803-809

  Ben Rashed, M ^a   Ingram, G A ^a   Pentreath, V W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HOMOGENATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINE INFECTION; LAMINA PROPRIA; MALE; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TISSUE SECTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL DEGRANULATION; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; MALE; MAST CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 0346100483     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349803225002444     Document Type: Article

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