Filarial excretory-secretory products induce human monocytes to produce lymphangiogenic mediators.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Tiffany Weinkopff (लेखक), Charles Mackenzie (लेखक), Rob Eversole (लेखक), Patrick J Lammie (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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The nematodes Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia spp. infect over 120 million people worldwide, causing lymphedema, elephantiasis and hydrocele, collectively known as lymphatic filariasis. Most infected individuals appear to be asymptomatic, but many exhibit sub-clinical manifestations including the ly...