Molecular group:
Immune cells
Molecule/Cell:
NK cells
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS
pRBC infection titer:
5 x 10^6
Mouse genetic background (Con):
C57BL/6-bg/+
Level of backcrossing:
N.I.
Experimental treatment group (EG):
Beige mutation (bg/ bg) (defect in NK cell cytotoxicity)
Lethal infection (Con):
10%
Lethal infection (EG):
no
Pathology (Con):
N.I.
Pathology (EG):
N.I.
Parasitemia (EG vs Con):
N.I.
Additional phenotypes (EG vs Con):
N.I.
Refs:
Skamene et al., 1983, Parasite Immunol
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