Parasites and allergies: From mice to men;Parasitäre immunmodulation: Von mäusen und menschen

Allergo Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 190-195

  Dittrich, Anna Maria ^a   Hamelmann, Eckard ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Helminths; Immune modulation; Mouse model; Parasites

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ASCARIS SUUM; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LITOMOSOIDES SIGMODONTIS; NIPPOSTRONGYLUS BRASILIENSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDES VENEZUELENSIS;

EID: 77955838334     PISSN: 09418849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03362056     Document Type: Review

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