Modulation of Host Immunity by Helminths: The Expanding Repertoire of Parasite Effector Molecules

Rick M Maizels1, Hermelijn H Smits2, Henry J McSorley3

  • 1Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

Immunity
|November 22, 2018
PubMed

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