Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection induces thymocyte apoptosis and thymocyte depletion in CBA mice

Immune responses to malaria infections are characterized by strong T and B cell activation, which, in addition of potentially causing immunopathology, are of poor efficacy against the infection. It is possible that the thymus is involved in the origin of immunopathological reactions and a target dur...

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Main Authors: Leonardo JM Carvalho, Maria F Ferreira-da-Cruz, Claudio T Daniel-Ribeiro, Marcelo Pelajo-Machado, Henrique L Lenzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000500007