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Modulation of Innate Antigen-Presenting Cell Function by Pre-patent Schistosome Infection
Schistosomes are intravascular helminths that infect over 200 million people worldwide. Deposition of eggs by adult schistosomes stimulates Th2 responses to egg antigens and induces granulomatous pathology that is a hallmark of schistosome infection. Paradoxically, schistosomes require host immune f...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605154/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23556020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002136 |