Helminths and our immune system: Friend or foe?

Parasitology International

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-127

  Helmby, Helena ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity, Allergy; Co infection; Helminth; Immunity; Nematode; Plasmodium; Trematode; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; MEBENDAZOLE;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; MALARIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TRICHURIASIS; VACCINATION; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HELMINTHIASIS; HELMINTHS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALARIA; MICE; VACCINATION;

TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 64849105609     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2009.02.001     Document Type: Review

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