Chronic infection with Trypanosoma musculi in congenitally athymic nude mice.
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چکیده
Trypanosoma musculi produces a chronic infection with a consistently elevated parasitemia in nude mice. Thymic reconstitution of nude mice restores immunity to the infection.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Infection and immunity
دوره 16 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977