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Chasing the genes that control resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes.
Journal of helminthology - 1 Jun 2003
Behnke J M, Iraqi F, Menge D, Baker R L, Gibson J, Wakelin D
Abstract excerpt
The host-protective immune response to infection with gastrointestinal (GI) nematodes involves a range of interacting processes that begin with recognition of the parasite's antigens and culminate in an inflammatory reaction in the intestinal mucosa. Precisely which immune effectors are responsible for the loss of specific worms is still not known although many candidate effectors have been proposed. However, it...
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