The beneficial helminth parasite?

Parasitology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  McKay, D M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergy; Hymenolepis spp.; Immunomodulation; Inflammation; Nematode; Schistosoma spp.

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ALLERGY; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; DENDRITIC CELL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HELMINTHIASIS; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RODENT;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SCHISTOSOMA; VERMES;

EID: 30144434032     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118200500884X     Document Type: Review

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