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cDNA sequencing and expression of Nramp1 (Slc11a1) in dogs phenotypically resistant or susceptible to visceral leishmaniasis.
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 15 Feb 2009
Bueno Regina, Carvalho Neta Alcina V, Xavier Mariana N, Oliveira Raquel G, Diniz Soraia A, Melo Maria N, Santos Renato L
Abstract excerpt
Nramp1 (Slc11a1) is linked to resistance to Leishmania in mice, but its role in canine leishmaniasis is not clear. In this study we sequenced the Nramp1 cDNA from dogs whose macrophages allowed or restricted intracellular growth of Leishmania chagasi. Peripheral blood monocyte-derived macrophages...
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