Schistosoma mansoni: protective immunity in mice cured by chemotherapy at the chronic phase of the disease Schistosoma mansoni: imunidade protetora em camundongos curados por quimioterapia na fase crônica da doença
Aiming at demonstrating a decrease of acquired immunity after chemotherapeutic cure, a group of mice was infected with 25 Schistosoma mansoni cercariae (LE strain). A part of these animals was treated with 400 mg/kg oxamniquine, at 120 days after infection. Challenge infections were carried out at 4...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1993-08-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651993000400006 |