Immunity to the model intestinal helminth parasite Heligmosomoides polygyrus
Heligmosomoides polygyrus is a natural intestinal parasite of mice, which offers an excellent model of the immunology of gastrointestinal helminth infections of humans and livestock. It is able to establish long-term chronic infections in many strains of mice, exerting potent immunomodulatory effect...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496515/ |