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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |