The role of egg antigens, cytokines in granuloma formation in murine schistosomiasis mansoni
The induction of granuloma formation by soluble egg antigens (SEA) of Schistosoma mansoni is accompanied by T cell-mediated lymphokine production that regulates the intensity of the response. In the present study we have examined the ability of SDS-PAGE fractioned SEA proteins to elicit granulomas a...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1992-01-01
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000800010 |