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Absence of CC chemokine ligand 2 results in an altered Th1/Th2 cytokine balance and failure to expel Trichuris muris infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 May 2003
deSchoolmeester Matthew L, Little Matthew C, Rollins Barrett J, Else Kathryn J
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Despite a growing understanding of the role of cytokines in immunity to intestinal helminth infections, the importance of chemokines has been neglected. As a chemokine with both chemoattractive properties and an ability to shape the quality of the adaptive immune response, CC chemokine ligand 2 (...
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