Experimental encephalitis caused by Taenia crassiceps cysticerci in mice

OBJECTIVES: To present the experimental model of neurocysticercosis (NCC) caused by Taenia crassiceps cysticerci, to describe the inflammatory process, susceptibility, or resistance of BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice to this infection, and to describe the host-parasite relationship. METHODS: The animals wer...

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Main Authors: Hidelberto Matos-Silva, Bruno Pereira Reciputti, Élbio Cândido de Paula, André Luiz Oliveira, Vânia Beatriz Lopes Moura, Marina Clare Vinaud, Milton Adriano Pelli Oliveira, Ruy de Souza Lino-Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-04-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000400013&lng=en&tlng=en