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Macrophage and T-Cell Gene Expression in a Model of Early Infection with the Protozoan Leishmania chagasi
24 Jun 2008
Abstract excerpt
Visceral leishmaniasis is a potentially fatal infectious disease caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum/chagasi in the New World, or by L. donovani or L. infantum/chagasi in the Old World. Infection leads to a variety of outcomes ranging from asymptomatic infection to active disease, characterized by fevers, cachexia, hepatosplenomegaly and suppressed immune responses. We reasoned that events...
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