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Review
. 1998 Oct 8;8(20):R711-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70455-5.

Parasite immunology: pathways for expelling intestinal helminths

R M Maizels  1 , M J Holland
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Parasite immunology: pathways for expelling intestinal helminths

R M Maizels et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Helminth parasites induce strong immune responses that are initiated by cytokines, in the first instance interleukin-4 and interleukin-13. Recent studies of knockout mice deficient in these mediators or their shared receptor have revealed discrete pathways required for expulsion of different gut parasites.

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