Control of Plasmodium falciparum infection by human natural killer cells

Natural killer (NK) cells are key components of the innate immune system, and play critical roles in the control of acute infection by malaria parasites. It is known that the secretion of IFN-γ by NK cells is a key determinant for disease resistance. However, much less is known about its cytotoxicit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ye, Weijian
Other Authors: Chen Jianzhu
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/72534