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Trichuris muris Infection: A Model of Type 2 Immunity and Inflammation in the Gut
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Immunology and Infection
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JoVE Journal Immunology and Infection
Trichuris muris Infection: A Model of Type 2 Immunity and Inflammation in the Gut
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10:05 min

May 24, 2011

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  • 00:05Title
  • 01:37Propagation of Trichuris muris Eggs
  • 04:58Acute Infection of Experimental Mice with Trichuris muris Eggs
  • 07:52Enumeration of Trichuris muris Worms in the Cecum
  • 08:48Analysis of Trichuris muris Infection and Host Responses in Resistant B6 or Susceptible AKR Mice
  • 09:42Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

Trichuris muris infection is an intestinal model of Th2 immunity where resistant mice generate a protective Th2 response and susceptible mice generate a pathological Th1 response.

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