Expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 on lymphocytes of leprosy patients
Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which induces chronic granulomatous infection of the skin and peripheral nerves. The disease ranges from the tuberculoid to the lepromatous forms, depending on the cellular immune response of the host. Chemokines are thought to be involved in the immunopath...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2011-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011001200009&lng=en&tlng=en |