Rapid induction of IgE responses to a worm cysteine protease during murine pre-patent schistosome infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>During the pre-patent stage of infection, juvenile <it>Schistosoma </it>blood flukes co-opt signals from the adaptive immune system to facilitate parasite development, but the types of responses that are induced at this e...

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Main Authors: Sajid Mohammed, Delcroix Melaine, Chatterjee Mitali, Dvořák Jan, Moreno Elizabeth C, Lamb Erika W, de Oliveira Fraga Lucia A, Caffrey Conor R, Davies Stephen J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/11/56