Protective immunity against Nippostrongylus brasiliensis requires antigen presentation by IL-4Rα responsive B cells

Includes bibliographical references. === Nippostrongylus brasiliensis is a parasitic nematode infection that affects rodents. B-cells have been shown to play an important role in immunity to many different infections by antibody production and T-cell activation. But B-cell function in the protective...

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Main Author: Darby, Matthew G
Other Authors: Brombacher, Frank
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14954

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