Do eosinophils have a role in the killing of helminth parasites?

Parasitology Today

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 95-101

  Meeusen, E N T ^a   Balic, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ANIMAL MODEL; EFFECTOR CELL; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; HELMINTHIASIS; INFLAMMATION; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; EOSINOPHILS; HELMINTHIASIS; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; MICE;

EID: 0034161286     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(99)01607-5     Document Type: Review

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