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The Role of B-cells and IgM Antibodies in Parasitemia, Anemia, and VSG Switching in Trypanosoma brucei–Infected Mice

African trypanosomes are extracellular parasitic protozoa, predominantly transmitted by the bite of the haematophagic tsetse fly. The main mechanism considered to mediate parasitemia control in a mammalian host is the continuous interaction between antibodies and the parasite surface, covered by var...

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Autores principales: Magez, Stefan, Schwegmann, Anita, Atkinson, Robert, Claes, Filip, Drennan, Michael, De Baetselier, Patrick, Brombacher, Frank
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2483930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18688274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000122