Host-cell apoptosis in Taenia solium-induced brain granulomas in naturally infected pigs

Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1237-1242

  Sikasunge, C S ^a   Phiri, I K ^a   Johansen, M V ^b   Willingham III, A L ^c   Leifsson, P S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; CD3 lymphocytes; Cysticercus; Granuloma; Pig; Taenia solium; TUNEL staining

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYSTICERCOSIS; BRAIN GRANULOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST; HOST CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN DISEASES; GRANULOMA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS;

SUIDAE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 51349118716     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182008004678     Document Type: Article

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