The fate and persistence of Leishmania major in mice of different genetic backgrounds: an example of exploitation of the immune system by intracellular parasites.

doi:10.1017/s0031182097001777

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The fate and persistence of Leishmania major in mice of different genetic backgrounds: an example of exploitation of the immune system by intracellular parasites.

Parasitology - 1 Jan 1997

Launois P, Louis J A, Milon G

Abstract excerpt

Leishmania spp. are intracellular protozoan parasites that are delivered within the dermis of their vertebrate hosts. Within this peripheral tissue and the draining lymph node, they find and/or rapidly create dynamic microenvironments that determine their ultimate fate, namely their more or less...

Topics

Animals
Cytokines
Disease Models, Animal
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Host-Parasite Interactions
Leishmania major
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
T-Lymphocytes
Virulence

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