Hemophagocytosis in Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis by Leishmania donovani.

Hemophagocytosis is a phenomenon in which macrophages phagocytose blood cells. There are reports on up-regulated hemophagocytosis in patients with infectious diseases including typhoid fever, tuberculosis, influenza and visceral leishmaniasis (VL). However, mechanisms of infection-associated hemopha...

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Main Authors: Ayako Morimoto, Satoko Omachi, Yasutaka Osada, James K Chambers, Kazuyuki Uchida, Chizu Sanjoba, Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Yasuyuki Goto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4778860?pdf=render

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