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. 1979 Apr;55(2):94–98. doi: 10.1136/sti.55.2.94

Role of humoral versus cellular mechanisms of resistance in the pathogenesis of syphilis

M Metzger 1
PMCID: PMC1045597  PMID: 376063

Abstract

From experimental work to determine the role of humoral and cell-mediated responses in the pathogenesis of syphilis evidence has been collected to indicate that both humoral and cell-mediated immunity have a protective function in syphilis.

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