Cytokine responses to <it>Schistosoma haematobium </it>in a Zimbabwean population: contrasting profiles for IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-5 and IL-10 with age
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The rate of development of parasite-specific immune responses can be studied by following their age profiles in exposed and infected hosts. This study determined the cytokine-age profiles of Zimbabweans resident in a <it>Schist...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-11-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/7/139 |