Cultivation of Heligmosomoides polygyrus: An immunomodulatory nematode parasite and its secreted products

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2015, Issue 98, 2015, Pages

  Johnston, Chris J C ^a   Robertson, Elaine ^a   Harcus, Yvonne ^a   Grainger, John R ^b   Coakley, Gillian ^a   Smyth, Danielle J ^a   McSorley, Henry J ^a   Maizels, Rick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Manchester Academic Health Science Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Excretory Secretory products; Heligmosomoides polygyrus; Helminth; Immunology; Infection; Issue 98; Life cycle; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CBA MOUSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; NEMATOSPIROIDES DUBIUS;

EID: 84941254173     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/52412     Document Type: Article

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