Genetics of murine leishmaniasis

Briefings in Functional Genomics and Proteomics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 270-276

  Foote, Simon J ^a   Handman, Emanuela ^a  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetics; Host response; Immunity; Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHROMOSOME 17; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EFFECTOR CELL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HELPER CELL; HOST CELL; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MURINAE; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 30344486269     PISSN: 14739550     EISSN: 14774062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/4.3.270     Document Type: Article

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