The role of chemokines in Schistosoma mansoni infection: insights from human disease and murine models
Chemokines are a superfamily of low-molecular-weight cytokines that were initially described for their chemoattractant activity. It is now clear chemokines have several other activities that modulate immune processes. More than 50 chemokines ligands and at least 19 receptors have been described to d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2006-10-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000900054 |