Hepatic fibrosis in hamsters experimentally infected with S. mansoni.
Adult males Schistosoma mansoni were detected in the liver of experimentally infected hamsters induced a lesser intense granulomatous reaction than that induced by living bilharzial ova. This pathological reaction may be induced by immune complex formation.
el-Sebai
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Kamal
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Shahin
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D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D008106:Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000150:complications*