Adhesion and Co-stimulatory Molecules in the Pathogenesis of Hepatic and Intestinal Schistosomiasis Mansoni
Infection of a susceptible host with the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni results in the formation of periovular granulomas and subsequent fibrosis in the target organs. Granulomogenesis and fibrogenesis are mediated by immunological events which require cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. In thi...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1998-07-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000400020 |