Exploring the dermal immune and angiogenic responses to Schistosoma mansoni

Schistosoma mansoni is a parasitic helminth which gains access to the host’s vascular system by penetrating and migrating through the skin in search of a blood vessel. The aim of this thesis was to determine whether during this migration the schistosome cercariae induce blood vessel growth (angiogen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aynsley, Sarah Amelia
Other Authors: Mountford, A. P.
Published: University of York 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.546808