Immunology of Schistosomiasis.
Abstract
The original purpose of this contract was to find a process by which tissue surface antigens might be modified or changed. To accomplish this, a model system was needed in which surface antigen modification was known to occur naturally. Such a system was available in a host-parasite model using rodent hosts and the parasitic blood fluke, Schistosoma mansoni. Invading stages of this schistosome cover their surface with host-like antigens and thus protect themselves against destruction by host antibodies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA028368
Entities
People
- M. A. Stirewalt