Treatment of human acute schistosomiasis with oxamniquine induces an increase in interferon-γ response to Schistosoma mansoni antigens

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-228

  De Souza, Joelma R ^b   Morais, Clarice N L ^a   Aroucha, Marcílio L ^b   Miranda, Paulo J C ^b   Barbosa, Constança S ^a   Domingues, Ana Lúcia C ^b   Carvalho Jr , Luiz B ^b   Abath, Frederico G C ^a   Montenegro, Silvia M L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute schistosomiasis; Cytokines; Oxamniquine; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

CERCARIA (TREMATODE GENUS); SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 34047199765     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762007005000002     Document Type: Article

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