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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Main Authors: Reynolds, Lisa A., Filbey, Kara J., Maizels, Rick M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496515/