Schistosoma japonicum: Establishment of a mouse model that demonstrates concomitant immunity

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 947-949

  He, Li ^a   Yi, Xin Yuan ^b   Jiang, Ming Sen ^a   Zeng, Xian Fang ^b   Ouyang, Li ^b   McReynolds, Larry ^c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Central South University   (China)

^c NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

Concomitant immunity; Mouse model; Schistosoma japonicum

Indexed keywords

ALLYLTHIOUREA; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LARVAL STAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IMMUNITY; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORM;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LIVER; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; THIOUREA;

EID: 3242662602     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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