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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Autores principales: Baeza Garcia, Alvaro, Pierce, Raymond J., Gourbal, Benjamin, Werkmeister, Elisabeth, Colinet, Dominique, Reichhart, Jean-Marc, Dissous, Colette, Coustau, Christine
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
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

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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

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