Eliminating schistosomes through vaccination: What are the best immune weapons?
The successful development of vaccines depend on the knowledge of the immunological mechanisms associated with the elimination of the pathogen. In the case of schistosomes, its complex life cycle and the mechanisms developed to evade host immune system, turns the development of a vaccine against the...
Main Authors: | Cristina Toscano Fonseca, Sergio Costa Oliveira, Clarice Carvalho Alves |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00095/full |
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