Article
[Genetic susceptibility to parasitic infections in Mus musculus].
Revista latinoamericana de microbiologia - 1 Jan 2000
Fragoso G, Sciutto E, Estrada I, Larralde C
Abstract excerpt
This review focuses on the principal strategies for conviviality in mice parasite relationships, specially in those genetically determined, and discussed as: a) Innate susceptibility of the host to the parasite; b) Specificity of the parasite for the host, and c) Susceptibility derived from genetic interactions between host and parasite. It is concluded that susceptibility is regulated by multiple genetic facts...
Topics
- Animals
- Cytokines
- Disease Susceptibility
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- H-2 Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Parasitic Diseases
- Parasitic Diseases, Animal
