High levels of serum thromboxane B2 are generated during human pulmonary dirofilariosis

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1175-1176

  Morchon R ^a   Lopez Belmonte J ^a   Rodriguez Barbero A ^a   Simon F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICOSANOID; LEUKOTRIENE B4; THROMBOXANE B2;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SYMBIONT; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOGS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; THROMBOXANE B2;

EID: 33750331053     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00197-06     Document Type: Article

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