Seeking the ghost of worms past

被引：94

作者：

Woolhouse, MEJ ^{[1
]}

Hagan, P

机构：

[1] Univ Edinburgh, Ctr Trop Vet Med, Roslin EH25 9RG, Midlothian, Scotland

[2] Univ Glasgow, IBLS, Div Infect & Immun, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland

来源：

NATURE MEDICINE | 1999年 / 5卷 / 11期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1038/15169

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

The mechanisms of protective immunity to parasite infections in humans are still elusive. Here, Woolhouse and Hagan discuss new evidence suggesting that the extremely slow development of acquired immunity to human schistosomes may depend on exposure to antigens from these worms after they die.

引用

页码：1225 / 1227

页数：3

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