Wednesday, 29 October 2003
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This presentation is part of : Display Presentations, Section D. Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Scabies mites induce a Th1 protective response

Peter N. Lalli, Larry G. Arlian, and Marjorie S. Morgan. Wright State University, Department of Biological Sciences, 3640 Col. Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH

Th1 (IFN) and Th2 (IL-4) cytokine expression by mouse CD4+ cells in response to immunization and/or infestation with scabies mites was studied by flow cytometry.

Species 1: Acari Sarcoptidae Sarcoptes scabiei (itch mite)
Keywords: immune response, scabies

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