Leishmania amastigote target antigens: The challenge of a stealthy intracellular parasite

Parasitology Today

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-34

  McMahon Pratt, Diane ^a   Kima, Peter E ^a   Soong, Lynn ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AMASTIGOTE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031886207     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01164-2     Document Type: Article

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