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Analysis of macrophage activation in African trypanosomiasis
1 May 2001
Abstract excerpt
African trypanosomes cause a fatal disease of man and animals that is characterized by extensive functional, histological, and pathological changes in the lymphoid tissues of infected hosts, including an increase in the numbers and activation state of macrophages. Macrophage activation during infection is the result of exposure of these cells to parasite components and host-derived IFN-gamma, produced in response...
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