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Basic and applied problems in developmental biology and immunobiology of cestode infections: H ymenolepis , T aenia and E chinococcus
Author(s) -
Ito A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
parasite immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1365-3024
pISSN - 0141-9838
DOI - 10.1111/pim.12167
Subject(s) - biology , host (biology) , immune system , immunology , developmental biology , zoology , evolutionary biology , ecology , genetics
Summary Differentiation and development of parasites, including longevity in host animals, are thought to be governed by host–parasite interactions. In this review, several topics on the developmental biology of cestode infections are discussed from immunobiological perspective with a focus on H ymenolepis , T aenia and E chinococcus infections. The basic premise of this review is that ‘differentiation and development of cestodes’ are somehow affected by host immune responses with an evolutionary history.