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