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Mast cell deficiency in mice results in biomass overgrowth and delayed expulsion of the rat tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta

Infection with helminth parasites evokes a complex cellular response in the host, where granulocytes (i.e. eosinophils, basophils and mast cells (MCs)) feature prominently. In addition to being used as markers of helminthic infections, MCs have been implicated in worm expulsion since animals defecti...

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Autores principales: González, Marisol I., Lopes, Fernando, McKay, Derek M., Reyes, José L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Portland Press Ltd. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6265620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30341242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BSR20180687