Influence of pattern of exposure, parasite genetic diversity and sex on the degree of protection against reinfection with Schistosoma mansoni

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-252

  Dumont, M ^a   Mone H ^a   Mouahid, G ^a   Idris, M A ^b   Shaban, M ^c   Boissier, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; IMMUNITY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LIVER; MALE; MICE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SEX; SPLEEN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 34250871257     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0476-0     Document Type: Article

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