Effects of lethal and non-lethal malaria on the mononuclear phagocyte system

The effects ofone non-lethal species ofmalarialparasite, Plasmodium yoelii, and one lethal species, P. berghei, on the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) of BALB/c mice were studied. P. yoelii caused a greater and more sustained expansion and activation of the MPS, and the two major populations of s...

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Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Tosta, Greta Ruiz, Nina Wedderburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1983-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821983000100008&lng=en&tlng=en