Meanings
adjectivehelminthotoxic (comparative more helminthotoxic, superlative most helminthotoxic)
comparative more helminthotoxic · superlative most helminthotoxic
- toxic to helminths
Eosinophils have long been traditionally thought to function solely as terminal effector cells in Th2 immune responses, including exerting helminthotoxic activity against parasites.
2015 October 9, “Purinergic P2Y12 Receptor Activation in Eosinophils and the Schistosomal Host Response”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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