Alpha-tocopherol transfer protein disruption confers resistance to malarial infection in mice
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Various factors impact the severity of malaria, including the nutritional status of the host. Vitamin E, an intra and extracellular anti-oxidant, is one such nutrient whose absence was shown previously to negatively affect <it>...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/101 |