Effector memory Th1 CD4 T cells are maintained in a mouse model of chronic malaria.
Protection against malaria often decays in the absence of infection, suggesting that protective immunological memory depends on stimulation. Here we have used CD4(+) T cells from a transgenic mouse carrying a T cell receptor specific for a malaria protein, Merozoite Surface Protein-1, to investigate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2991260?pdf=render |