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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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Autores principales: Ferragine, Christine E., Walls, Colleen D., Davies, Stephen J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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