Dendritic cell mediated modulation of immune responses by Mycobacterium vaccae
The contemporary hygiene hypothesis suggests that certain microorganisms that were present throughout human evolution modulate the host immune system to reduce allergy associated T helper 2 (Th2) responses and inflammatory diseases by augmenting regulatory T cells. The prototypic environmental mycob...
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University College London (University of London)
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.565246 |