Age-dependent susceptibility and immune hypo-responsiveness to Schistosoma mansoni

It has been observed that adults and children have differences in their susceptibility to schistosome infection and reinfection. The relative importance of the various factors that may influence age-dependent innate resistance and acquired immunity to schistosome infection is uncertain. In order to...

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Main Author: Gibbons, J.
Published: University of Cambridge 2003
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599372