The mannose receptor binds Trichuris muris excretory/secretory proteins but is not essential for protective immunity.
Trichuris muris is a natural mouse model of the human gastrointestinal nematode parasite Trichuris trichiura and it is well established that a T helper type 2-dominated immune response is required for worm expulsion. Macrophages accumulate in the large intestine of mice during infection and these ce...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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