Increased susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium in hemochromatosis protein HFE-deficient mice

Mycobacterium avium is an opportunistic infectious agent in immunocompromised patients, living inside macrophage phagosomes. As for other mycobacterial species, iron availability is a critical factor for M. avium survival and multiplication. Indeed, an association between host secondary iron overloa...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gomes-Pereira, Sandra (author)
Outros Autores: Rodrigues, Pedro Nuno (author), Appelberg, Rui (author), Gomes, Maria Salomé (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2021
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/18586
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/18586