Cellular immune response of humans to the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium vivax

The cellular immune response to the circumsporozoite (CS) protein of plasmodium vivax of individuals from malaria-endemic areas of Brazil was studied. We examined the in vitro proliferative response of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of 22 individuals when stimulated with a CS recombin...

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Main Authors: Mauricio M. Rodrigues, Araripe P. Dutra, Nobuko Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1991-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761991000200003