Plasticity of macrophages from helminth infection

A murine model for filarial infection has been used as an <i>in vivo </i>source of nematode-elicited Macrophages (NeMs). Mice are surgically implanted into the peritoneal cavity with adult <i>Brugia malayi.</i> By one week post-infection, the PEC population is dominated by ma...

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Main Author: Mylonas, Katharine Jude Louise
Published: University of Edinburgh 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.659840