High IFN-gamma and TNF production by peripheral NK cells of Colombian patients with different clinical presentation of <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Colombia<it>, Plasmodium falciparum </it>infection rarely results in severe disease or mortality compared to infections in African populations. During natural infection NK cells exhibit a cytolytic effect and regulate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-02-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/38 |