THE ROLE OF FATTY ACID OXIDATION IN DISRUPTION OF MACROPHAGE FUNCTION
Hemozoin (Hz), the heme detoxification biomineral formed during the intraerythrocytic stage of malaria, has long been suspected of contributing to immunomodulations that occur during P. falciparum infection. Rupture of parasitized red blood cells releases cellular debris, including Hz, into the host...
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VANDERBILT
2009
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu//available/etd-04072009-104423/ |