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Obesity impairs resistance to Leishmania major infection in C57BL/6 mice

An association between increased susceptibility to infectious diseases and obesity has been described as a result of impaired immunity in obese individuals. It is not clear whether a similar linkage can be drawn between obesity and parasitic diseases. To evaluate the effect of obesity in the immune...

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Autores principales: Martins, Vinicius Dantas, Silva, Franciele Carolina, Caixeta, Felipe, Carneiro, Matheus Batista, Goes, Graziele Ribeiro, Torres, Lícia, Barbosa, Sara Cândida, Vaz, Leonardo, Paiva, Nivea Carolina, Carneiro, Cláudia Martins, Vieira, Leda Quercia, Faria, Ana Maria Caetano, Maioli, Tatiani Uceli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6953764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31923234
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006596