Vaccination with antioxidant enzymes confers protective immunity against challenge infection with Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma mansoni, an intravascular parasite, lives in a hostile environment in close contact with host humoral and cellular cytotoxic factors. To establish itself in the host, the parasite has evolved a number of immune evasion mechanisms, such as antioxidant enzymes. Our laboratory has demonstra...
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Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2004-08-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000900007 |