Testing in mice the hypothesis that melanin is protective in malaria infections.

Waisberg, Michael; Vickers, Brandi K; Yager, Stephanie B; Lin, Christina K; Pierce, Susan K

Waisberg, Michael; Vickers, Brandi K; Yager, Stephanie B; Lin, Christina K; Pierce, Susan K.

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Waisberg M; Laboratory of Immunogenetics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America. waisbergm@niaid.nih.gov

PLoS One ; 7(1): e29493, 2012.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22242171

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Malaria/prevention & control; Melanins/metabolism; Models, Biological; Animals; Chronic Disease; Humans; Malaria/complications; Malaria/parasitology; Malaria, Cerebral/complications; Malaria, Cerebral/parasitology; Malaria, Cerebral/prevention & control; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Knockout; Parasitemia/complications; Parasitemia/drug therapy; Plasmodium/physiology; Receptors, Calcitriol/metabolism; Vitamin D/therapeutic use

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Malaria / Melanins / Models, Biological Language: En Journal: PLoS One Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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