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Fig. 2

From: Revealing the kinetics of Leishmania chagasi infection in the male genital system of hamsters

Fig. 2

Proposed kinetic of L. chagasi infection in the genital system of male hamsters. Parasites reach testis through blood vessels (a). Upon the onset of a pro-inflammatory immune response, parasitism is controlled (b). The expression of testosterone and IL-4 may have favored the persistence of a low parasite load (c). Extracellular amastigotes migrate to the epididymis where they might be adhered to prismatic cells cilia or be released within sperm (d)

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