Intestinal protein absorption in malnourished mice with acute schistosomiasis mansoni

Intestinal protein absorption was studied in undernourished albino Swiss mice with acute schistosomiasis mansoni. Undernutrition was induced by feeding mice with the Regional Basic Diet (RBD) ingested by human populations in Northeast Brazil, an experimental model previously developed in our laborat...

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Main Authors: Haroldo S. Ferreira, Eridan M. Coutinho, Naide R. Teodósio, Claudia L. Cavalcanti, Maria de Jesus A. Samico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1993-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000400015