In vivo involvement of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in Leishmania infantum infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The role of lymphocytes in the specific defence against <it>L. infantum</it> has been well established, but the part played by polynuclear neutrophil (PN) cells in controlling visceral leishmaniasis was much less studied....

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Main Authors: Le Fichoux Yves, Fragaki Konstantina, Anjuère Fabienne, François Michiels Jean, Ferrua Bernard, Demartino Sylvie, Rousseau Déborah, Kubar Joanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/1/17