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Elimination of <i>P. berghei</i> liver stages is independent of Fas (CD95/Apo‐I) or perforin‐mediated cytotoxicity
1 Mar 1997
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Immunization of mammals with irradiated malaria sporozoites protects from a subsequent contact with the parasite. Protective immunity is directed against the pre-erythrocytic stages of the parasite, sporozoites and liver stages. Specific antibodies neutralize part of the infectious sporozoites infected by the mosquito vector, while liver stages are the target of a cellular immune response which is mediated by T...
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