Proinflammatory cytokines in granulomas associated with murine cysticercosis are not the cause of seizures

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 738-741

  Patil, Shripad ^a   Robinson, Prema ^a   Actor, Jeffrey K ^a   Baig, Salman ^a   White Jr , A Clinton ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABEE METEORITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLATWORM; IMMUNOASSAY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; RODENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; RNA ISOLATION; SEIZURE; TAENIA CRASSICEPS;

ANIMALS; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASES; RNA, MESSENGER; SEIZURES;

CESTODA; MURINAE; RODENTIA; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 33748924637     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-676R1.1     Document Type: Article

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