Immunity-mediated regulation of fecundity in the nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus - The potential role of mast cells

Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 881-887

  Hashimoto, K ^a   Uchikawa, R ^a   Tegoshi, T ^a   Takeda, K ^a   Yamada, M ^a   Arizono, N ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Heligmosomoides polygyrus; Mast cell; W Wv mouse

Indexed keywords

CHYMASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MALE; MAST CELL; MOUSE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCID MOUSE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CHEMOKINE CCL2; FECES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MAST CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; MICE, SCID; NEMATOSPIROIDES DUBIUS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; MUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 77953610447     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009991673     Document Type: Article

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