Interferon-gamma is required for the late but not early control of Leishmania amazonensis infection in C57Bl/6 mice
The critical role of interferon-gamma (IFN-g) in the resistance of C57Bl/6 mice to Leishmania major is widely established but its role in the relative resistance of these animals to L. amazonensis infection is still not clear. In this work we use C57Bl/6 mice congenitally deficient in the IFN-g gene...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2007-02-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000100013&lng=en&tlng=en |