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Protein Malnutrition Impairs the Immune Response and Influences the Severity of Infection in a Hamster Model of Chronic Visceral Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis remains one of the world's most devastating neglected tropical diseases. It mainly affects developing countries, where it often co-exists with chronic malnutrition, one of the main risk factors for developing the disease. Few studies have been published, however, on the relationsh...

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Autores principales: Carrillo, Eugenia, Jimenez, Mª Angeles, Sanchez, Carmen, Cunha, Joana, Martins, Camila Marinelli, da Paixão Sevá, Anaiá, Moreno, Javier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24586759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089412