IMMUNOSTIMULATION AS ADJUVANT FOR THE CHEMOTHERAPY OF EXPERIMENTAL SCHISTOSOMIASIS

Immunosuppressed animals respond poorly to schistosomal chemotherapy and that a proper response can be restored by the administration of immune serum. Present study attempts to search whether immunological stimulation would increase drug effectiveness. Swiss mice infected with 50 S. mansoni cercaria...

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Main Authors: Luciana M. SILVA, Zilton A. ANDRADE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1997-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651997000100003