Immune-factors regulating the development of experimental cerebral malaria in mice infected or coinfected with Plasmodium spp.

During malaria infection, innate responses are triggered to limit the maximum parasite density when it crosses certain threshold. Toll-like receptors signaling pathway, mononuclear phagocytes and NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity are known to have important roles in activation of protective innate immun...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Teo, Shun Xie.
Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45265