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Increased Plasmodium chabaudi malaria mortality in mice with nutritional iron deficiency can be reduced by short-term adjunctive iron supplementation

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency is the most widespread nutrient deficiency and an important cause of developmental impairment in children. However, some studies have indicated that iron deficiency can also protect against malaria, which is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in large pa...

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Autores principales: Castberg, Filip C., Maretty, Lasse, Staalsoe, Trine, Hempel, Casper, Clasen-Linde, Erik, Hviid, Lars, Kurtzhals, Jørgen A. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29338760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2186-8