Microfilariae specific mechanisms of immunomodulation in a mouse model of filariasis
Lymphatic filariasis is a long term chronic infection characterised by a Th2 dominated immune response and suppressed Ag-specific proliferation. This immunological hyporesponsiveness is most profound amongst individuals with circulating microfilariae (mf) suggesting an important role for mf in gener...
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University of Glasgow
2001
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341741 |