Immunopathogenesis of infection with the visceralizing Leishmania species

Microbial Pathogenesis - Tập 38 Số 4 - Trang 147-160 - 2005
Mary E. Wilson1, Selma M. B. Jerônimo2, Richard D. Pearson3
1Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Epidemiology, University of Iowa, The VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USA
2Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
3Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

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