Mucosal immunity to the hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum
The host-parasite relationship of the hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum was explored in a hamster model system, focusing on intestinal mucosal responses to infection. Primary infection induced a rapid reduction in villous height culminating in excess of 75% reduction by day 35. Crypts of Lieberkuhn i...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11876/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11876/1/404141.pdf |