Induction and maintenance of protective CD8+ T cells against malaria liver stages: implications for vaccine development
CD8+ T cells against malaria liver stages represent a major protective immune mechanism against infection. Following induction in the peripheral lymph nodes by dendritic cells (DCs), these CD8+ T cells migrate to the liver and eliminate parasite infected hepatocytes. The processing and presentation...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000900022&lng=en&tlng=en |