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Phenotypical characterization of intestinal Schistosoma japonicum granulomas in pigs.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Nov 2005
Nørgaard Malene M, Iburg Tine, Johansen Maria V
Abstract excerpt
The pig has been proposed as a model for human schistosomiasis japonica and the use of this animal model is increasing. The inflammatory response to schistosome infection in the liver and intestine of the pig shows morphological differences, and only the hepatic granulomas have been phenotypically characterized. The aim of the present study was to phenotypically characterize the cellular inflammatory response in...
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