Interference of dexamethasone in the pulmonary cycle of Strongyloides venezuelensis in rats

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 571-578

  Tefé Silva, Cristiane ^a   Souza, Daniela I ^b   Ueta, Marlene T ^b   Floriano, Elaine M ^a   Faccioli, Lúcia H ^a   Ramos, Simone G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMUNOMODULATION; LUNG GRANULOMA; MALE; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RAT; STRONGYLOIDES VENEZUELENSIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

RATTUS; STRONGYLOIDES VENEZUELENSIS;

EID: 53749102906     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.571     Document Type: Article

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