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Trypanosoma brucei growth control by TNF in mammalian host is independent of the soluble form of the cytokine

Infection of C57Bl/6 mice by pleomorphic African trypanosomes Trypanosoma brucei and T. congolense is characterized by parasitemia waves coupled with the production of systemic levels of TNF. This cytokine is known to control T. brucei growth, but also to contribute to tissue damage, shortening the...

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Autores principales: Vanwalleghem, Gilles, Morias, Yannick, Beschin, Alain, Szymkowski, David E., Pays, Etienne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5522424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28733685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06496-2