Abstract:Introduction: Immunoglobulins, soluble antigens, cells, cytokines and other immune system products can be transferred from infected mother to her offspring, leading to suppression or stimulation of immune response. Objective: To evaluate the influence of gender and maternal infection with Leishmania braziliensis in the course of the disease in the offspring of hamsters. Meodths: Offspring born from infected mother (IMO) or non-infected mother (NIMO) by Leishmania braziliensis, both sexes, was infected with the… Show more
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