The role of interleukin-4 receptor alpha on smooth muscle cells during helminth infection

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-111). === Interleukin-4 receptor alpha (IL-4Ra) signaling, mediated by the ligands IL-4 and IL- 13, is important for effective host protection during murine Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (N. brasiliensis) and Schistosoma mansoni (...

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Main Author: Brombacher, Tiroyaone M H
Other Authors: Brombacher, Frank
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12245