Regulatory T cells and parasites

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Velavan, T P ^a   Ojurongbe, Olusola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Ladoke Akintola University   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CELL POPULATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNITY; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84855554031     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/520940     Document Type: Review

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