title: Experimental alveolar echinococcosis. Suitability of a murine model of intrahepatic infection by Echinococcus multilocularis for immunological studies.
abstract: An experimental model of human alveolar echinococcosis was developed, using intrahepatic injection of E. multilocularis larvae in mice differing by their sensitivity to this parasite; it seems to be suitable for studying the relationship between cell-mediated immunity and a) growth of the parasite, b) development of fibrosis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008806:Mice, Inbred AKR; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA