Chronic Opisthorchis felineus infection attenuates atherosclerosis - An autopsy study

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 819-824

  Magen, Eli ^a   Bychkov, Vitaly ^b   Ginovker, Alexander ^b   Kashuba, Eduard ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TYUMEN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aorta; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Felineus; Helminth; Opisthorchis; Russia

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FLATWORM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARASITIC DISEASE; SERUM;

ADULT; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY MASS; CADAVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPISTHORCHIASIS; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SMOKING;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

OPISTHORCHIS; OPISTHORCHIS FELINEUS; VERMES;

EID: 84881557940     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.04.008     Document Type: Article

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