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Involvement of the Cytokine MIF in the Snail Host Immune Response to the Parasite Schistosoma mansoni
We have identified and characterized a Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) family member in the Lophotrochozoan invertebrate, Biomphalaria glabrata, the snail intermediate host of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni. In mammals, MIF is a widely expressed pleiotropic cytokine with pote...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2944803/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20886098 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1001115 |