Lagochilascaris minor: antibody production in experimentally infected mice Lagochilascaris minor: produção de anticorpos em camundongos experimentalmente infectados

Lagochilascaris minor is the causative agent of lagochilascariosis, a disease that affects the neck region and causes festering abscesses, with eggs, adult parasites and L3/L4 larvae within the purulent exudates. Today, mice are considered to be intermediate hosts for the parasite. C57BL/6 mice prod...

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Main Authors: Mariana Félix de Souza Prudente, Adriana de Moraes Costa Crespo, Mara Silvia Carvalhaes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2009-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822009000300016