Interleukin-5 and interleukin-10 are major cytokines in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with active neurocysticercosis

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a common neurological disorder especially in developing countries, caused by infection of the brain with encysted larvae of the tapeworm Taenia solium. Seizures are a common finding associated with this disease. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the corre...

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Main Authors: V. Rodrigues Jr., F.A. de-Mello, E.P. Magalhães, S.B.F. Ribeiro, J.O. Marquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2000-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000900011