Experimental murine schistosomiasis mansoni: estabilishment of the chronic phase of the disease

After the acute hyperergic phase of schistosomal infection, the chronic phase of the disease corresponds to the estabilishment of a relative equilibrium between the host and the parasite. This involves: (1) A shift from the predominance of the TH2 response observed in the acute phase, to the predomi...

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Main Author: Radovan Borojevic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1992-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000800026