Experimental Intrahepatic Portal Embolism Induced by Adult Schistosoma Mansoni
- 1 September 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 12 (5) , 741-744
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1963.12.741
Abstract
Summary Using lyophilized adult Schistosoma mansoni as emboli, lesions regarded as similar to those of Symmers' fibrosis were produced in the livers of rats. The importance of dead worms in the pathogenesis of hepatic bilharzial fibrosis is emphasized.Keywords
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