Schistosoma mansoni: the effect of dexamethasone on the cercaria-schistosomulum transformation, in vivo Schistosoma mansoni: o efeito da dexametasona na transformação da cercaria em esquistossômulo, in vivo

Treatment with dexamethasone (DMS) in the early phases of the experimental Schistosoma mansoni infection causes an indirect effect on the cercaria-schistosomulum transformation process. This is observed when naive albino mice are treated with that drug (50 mg/Kg, subcutaneously) and infected intrape...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Alan Laue de Melo, Marco Victor Hermeto, Rosilene Siray Bicalho, Antônio Pedro Vargas, Fábio Júnior Oliveira Favaretto, Leógeues Horácio Pereira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1994-02-01
Subjects:	Schistosoma mansoni Peritoneal cavity Dexamethasone Neutrophil Cercaria Schistosomulun
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651994000100014