The influence of maternal Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on immunity in offspring

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === This study investigates imprinting of the murine fetal immune system by maternal infection with the helminth Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (Nb) prior to pregnancy and its effect on control of the Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium (...

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Main Author: Mrdjen, Dunja
Other Authors: Horsnell, William
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3175