The Intestinal Expulsion of the Roundworm Ascaris suum Is Associated with Eosinophils, Intra-Epithelial T Cells and Decreased Intestinal Transit Time

Ascaris lumbricoides remains the most common endoparasite in humans, yet there is still very little information available about the immunological principles of protection, especially those directed against larval stages. Due to the natural host-parasite relationship, pigs infected with A. suum make...

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Main Authors: Masure, Dries, Wang, Tao, Vlaminck, Johnny, Claerhoudt, Sarah, Chiers, Koen, Van den Broeck, Wim, Saunders, Jimmy, Vercruysse, Jozef, Geldhof, Peter
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3854935/