Malaria Blood Stage Suppression of Liver Stage Immunity by Dendritic Cells
Malaria starts with Plasmodium sporozoites infection of the host's liver, where development into blood stage parasites occurs. It is not clear why natural infections do not induce protection against the initial liver stage and generate low CD8+ T cell responses. Using a rodent malaria model, we...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2003
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2193811/ |