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. 1972 Feb;53(1):40–43.

Immunosuppression During Trypanosomiasis

L G Goodwin, D G Green, M W Guy, A Voller
PMCID: PMC2072371  PMID: 5014242

Abstract

Mice and rabbits infected with Trypanosoma brucei developed much lower agglutinin levels than uninfected animals when injected with sheep erythrocytes. The immunosuppression became more marked as the infection progressed. The infected rabbits produced heterophile agglutinins but the mice did not.

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