Priming of a b-Galactosidase (b-GAL)-Specific Type 1 Response in BALB/c Mice Infected with b-GAL-Transfected Leishmania major
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HRISHEKESH R. CHAKKALATH, AFZAL A. SIDDIQUI,† ANURAJ H. SHANKAR,‡ DEBORAH E. DOBSON, STEPHEN M. BEVERLEY, AND RICHARD G. TITUS* Department of Tropical Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, and Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri 63110; and Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biological Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
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