Immune modulation by the parasitic nematode Brugia malayi

This thesis seeks to address the mechanisms that underlie the development of the profound cellular hyporesponsiveness in filariasis, and the relationship of this to the development of Th2-type responses. These questions were addressed using a murine model of infection with <I>Brugia malayi<...

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Main Author: MacDonald, Andrew Scott
Published: University of Edinburgh 1999
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.654193