The pathogenesis of optic neuritis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in BALB/c mice

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Feng, Ying ^a   Zeng, Xin ^a,b   Li, Wei Hua ^c   Wang, Wen Cong ^c   Chen, Wei ^d   Ou Yang, Li Si ^a   Sun, Xi ^a,b   Feng, Feng ^a,b   Wu, Zhong Dao ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Women and Children Hospital of Guangzhou City   (China)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; BALB c mice; Infection; Optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; MOUSE; OPTIC NEURITIS; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STRONGYLE INFECTION;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OPTIC NEURITIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 84904523560     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-339     Document Type: Article

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