Effects of pentoxifylline during Schistosoma mansoni infection in Swiss mice: An analysis of worm burden, fecundity and liver histopathology

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 348-354

  Mati, V L T ^a   Freitas, R M C ^a   Melo, A L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; RODENT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE; WORM INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GRANULOMA; LIVER; MALE; MICE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PORTAL SYSTEM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

MURINAE; MUS; RODENTIA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 79251645467     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: 14752697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X09990733     Document Type: Article

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