Synergistic action of praziquantel and host specific immune response against Schistosoma mansoni at different phases of infection

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 231-233

  Ribeiro, Fabio ^a   De Mello, Rômulo Teixeira ^b   Tavares, Carlos Alberto Pereira ^c   Kusel, John Robert ^d   Coelho, Paulo Marcos Zech ^a,e  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c UFMG   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Concomitant Immunity; Immune Response; Praziquantel; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORM INFECTION;

EID: 4544376728     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652004000400010     Document Type: Article

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