Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 743758, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/743758
Review Article
Parasitic Helminths: New Weapons against Immunological Disorders
Department of Immunology and Parasitology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
Received 27 July 2009; Accepted 25 November 2009
Academic Editor: Luis I. Terrazas
Copyright © 2010 Yoshio Osada and Tamotsu Kanazawa. This is an open access article distributed under the
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