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Macrophages participate in host protection and the disease pathology associated with Leishmania braziliensis infection

BACKGROUND: Leishmania preferentially infects macrophages, which allow the parasite to multiply but can also kill the parasite. Although the T cell response in human leishmaniasis is well-characterized, little is known about the concomitant macrophage behavior. The aim of this study was to character...

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Autores principales: Giudice, Angela, Vendrame, Célia, Bezerra, Caroline, Carvalho, Lucas P, Delavechia, Thaís, Carvalho, Edgar M, Bacellar, Olívia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3373377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22458474
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-75