Immunopathogenesis of Onchocerca volvulus keratitis (river blindness): A novel role for endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-60

  Pearlman, Eric ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Keratitis; Microfilariae; Onchocerciasis; Toll like receptor 4; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSYMBIOSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFLAMMATION; KERATITIS; MICROFILARIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0037296656     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-002-0160-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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