Differential regional immune response in Chagas disease.

Following infection, lymphocytes expand exponentially and differentiate into effector cells to control infection and coordinate the multiple effector arms of the immune response. Soon after this expansion, the majority of antigen-specific lymphocytes die, thus keeping homeostasis, and a small pool o...

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Main Authors: Juliana de Meis, Alexandre Morrot, Désio Aurélio Farias-de-Oliveira, Déa Maria Serra Villa-Verde, Wilson Savino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2700264?pdf=render