Distinct placental malaria pathology caused by different <it>Plasmodium berghei</it> lines that fail to induce cerebral malaria in the C57BL/6 mouse

Distinct placental malaria pathology caused by different <it>Plasmodium berghei</it> lines that fail to induce cerebral malaria in the C57BL/6 mouse

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Placental malaria (PM) is one major feature of malaria during pregnancy. A murine model of experimental PM using BALB/c mice infected with <it>Plasmodium berghei</it> ANKA was recently established, but there is need for a...

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Main Authors: Rodrigues-Duarte Lurdes, de Moraes Luciana, Barboza Renato, Marinho Claudio RF, Franke-Fayard Blandine, Janse Chris J, Penha-Gonçalves Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
<it>Plasmodium berghei</it>
Placental malaria
Cerebral malaria
Placental pathology
TNF
TLR4
TLR2
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/231

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