The diverse expression of immunity in humans at distinct states of Onchocerca volvulus infection

Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 592-599

  Soboslay, P T ^a   Geiger, S M ^a   Weiss, N ^b   Banla, M ^c   Luder C G K ^a   Dreweck, C M ^a   Batchassi, E ^d   Boatin, B A ^e   Stadler, A ^f   Schulz Key, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c Centre Hospitalier de la Region   (Togo)

^d Natl Onchocerciasis Contr Prog   (Togo)

^e African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control Ouagadougou   (Burkina Faso)

^f Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 5; IVERMECTIN; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOGO;

EID: 8244225827     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1997.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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