Schistosoma mansoni: immunodepression of hepatic schistosome granuloma formation in mice infected by Trypanosoma cruzi

Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi in mice depresses hepatic granuloma formation around Schistosoma mansoni eggs. This immunodepressive effect occurred in mice with Chagas' disease at the acute and/or chronic phases, granulomas being signijicantly smaller than those in Controls. Data suggest that C...

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Main Authors: O. Genaro, Z. Brener, P.M.Z. Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1986-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821986000100008&lng=en&tlng=en