Ecdysteroid-like compounds in the serum and urine of African patients infected with Loa loa and Mansonella perstans microfilariae

Ecdysteroids are compounds related to 20-hydroxyecdysone, the insect moulting hormone. Surprisingly, they have been found in serum and urine of patients infected with helminths. In these cases, the substances are assumed to be produced by the parasites and, therefore, might be used as a marker of pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1990-03, Vol.84 (2), p.269-271
Hauptverfasser:	Lansoud-Soukate, Joseph, Gharib, Bouchra, Baswaid, Saeed, Capron, André, de Reggi, Max
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Animals Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Ecdysterone - blood Ecdysterone - urine Filariasis - blood Humans Loa - analysis Loiasis - blood Loiasis - urine Male Mansonelliasis - blood Mansonelliasis - urine Microfilariae - analysis Middle Aged
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