Visualizing the immune response to pathogens.
Advances in immune visualization have enabled the physical tracking of immune responses in vivo. The adaptation of such technology to models of infectious disease holds the promise of a more detailed analysis of host-pathogen interactions in a natural setting. However, the visualization of pathogen-specific immune responses in vivo confronts challenges that are inherent to the study of infectious disease systems. Recent attempts to track pathogen-specific immune responses in vivo validate the usefulness and underline the complexity of this experimental strategy.
Srinivasan
Aparna
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Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-1319, USA.
McSorley
Stephen J
SJ
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