Genetic susceptibility to Leishmanial infections: Studies in mice and man

Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Blackwell, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic susceptibility; Leishmaniasis; NRAMP1; TNF

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HELPER CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICE;

JANUS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MURINAE;

EID: 0029892549     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000076678     Document Type: Article

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