Progesterone Induces Mucosal Immunity in a Rodent Model of Human Taeniosis by Taenia solium

<p>More than one quarter of human world's population is exposed to intestinal helminth parasites. The <i>Taenia solium</i> tapeworm carrier is the main risk factor in the transmission of both human neurocysticercosis and porcine cysticercosis. Sex steroids play an important ro...

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Main Author: Galileo Escobedo, Ignacio Camacho-Arroyo, Paul Nava-Luna, Alfonso Olivos, Armando P&#233;rez-Torres, Sonia Leon-Cabrera, J.C. Carrero, Jorge Morales-Montor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v07p1443.htm