Gastrointestinal Nematodes, Trace Elements, and Immunity

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-251

  Koski, Kristine G ^a   Scott, Marilyn E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper; Iron; Molybdenum; Nematode biology; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; METALLOPROTEINASE; MOLYBDENUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPPER DEFICIENCY; DIETARY INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HOOKWORM; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IRON DEFICIENCY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH2 CELL; TISSUE INJURY; TRICHURIS; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; NEMATODA; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 0242694588     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtra.10043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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