Neutrophil Soldiers or Trojan Horses?
- 15 August 2008
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 321 (5891), 917-918
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1162914
Abstract
Leishmania parasites convert the toxic environment within a neutrophil into a safe haven during infection.Keywords
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