Immunology of helminth infections, with special reference to immunopathology

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 259-273

  Meeusen, Els N T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eosinophils; Fibrosis; Helminths; Hypersensitivity; Immunopathology; Th1,Th2 and Th3 cells

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE CONTROL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODY FORMATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASES; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

ANIMALIA; VERMES;

EID: 0033058873     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00038-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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