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An immunohistological study of phenotypic characteristics of cells of the inflammatory response in the intestine of Schistosoma bovis-infected goats.
Parasitology - 1 Jan 1999
Lindberg R, Johansen M V, Nilsson C, Nansen P
Abstract excerpt
The cellular inflammatory response in the small intestine of 21 goats infected with Schistosoma bovis was phenotypically characterized by immunohistochemistry between 6 and 32 weeks post-exposure, with particular reference to perioval granulomatous reactions. Macrophages of granulomas consistently expressed MHC class II molecules, whereas multi-nucleated giant cells in general did not. Most granulomas contained...
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