Abstract
Plasmodium chabaudi infections of NFR/N mice made anemic by dietary iron deficiency produced mortalities of 25% (male) and 7% (female) compared with 100% in iron-sufficient controls. When iron-deficient mice convalescing from the primary infection were returned to the normal diet, 100% experienced recrudescent parasitemia. No recrudescence occurred in mice maintained on the iron-deficient diet.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 932-934 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Infection and immunity |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
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Harvey, P. W. J., Bell, R. G., & Nesheim, M. C. (1985). Iron deficiency protects inbred mice against infection with Plasmodium chabaudi. Infection and immunity, 50(3), 932-934. https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.50.3.932-934.1985