Serum cytokine profile in the subclinical form of visceral leishmaniasis

The factors determining the development or not of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have not been completely identified, but a Leishmania-specific cellular immune response seems to play a fundamental role in the final control of infection. Few studies are available regarding the production of cytokines in...

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Main Authors: Gama M.E.A., Costa J.M.L., Pereira J.C.R., Gomes C.M.C., Corbett C.E.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2004-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000100018