The effects of interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-4 deficiency on worm development and granuloma formation in Schistosoma japonicum-infected mice

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 287-293

  Cheng, Yu Li ^a   Song, Wen Jian ^a   Liu, Wen Qi ^b   Lei, Jia Chui ^b   Kong, Zheng ^a   Li, Yong Long ^b  

^a JIANGHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-4; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; UTERUS;

MUS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 84857040842     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2487-0     Document Type: Article

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