Depletion of CD25+ cells during acute toxoplasmosis does not significantly increase mortality in Swiss OF1 mice
The interleukin (IL)-2R alpha chain (CD25) is expressed on regulatory T cells (Treg), which constitute more than 85% of the CD25+ T cell population in a naïve mouse. CD25 is also expressed on effector T cells in mice suffering from an acute infection by the obligate intracellular protozoan parasite,...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2012-03-01
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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=S0074-02762012000200002&lng=en&tlng=en |