Cytotoxic T lymphocytes to Plasmodium falciparum epitopes in an area of intense and perennial transmission in Tanzania.

Studies in The Gambia have provided indirect evidence that cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) play a protective role against malaria in humans and recently, using allele-specific HLA class I peptide motifs, several peptide epitopes for CTL in four pre-erythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum antigens have been...

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Main Authors: Lalvani, A, Hurt, N, Aidoo, M, Kibatala, P, Tanner, M, Hill, A
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: 1996