Phagocytosis in Mesocestoides vogae-induced peritoneal monocytes/macrophages via opsonin-dependent or independent pathways
Intraperitoneal infection with larvae of cestode Mesocestoides vogae offers the opportunity to study dynamic changes in the proportion and functions of individual cell types under a direct influence of parasites. The phagocytic activity is one of the basic effector functions of professional phagocyt...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-03-01
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Series: | Helminthologia |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0062 |