LTbR

Molecular group: 
Cytokines and receptors
Molecule/Cell: 
LTbR
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS
pRBC infection titer: 
10^6
Mouse genetic background (Con): 
C57BL/6
Level of backcrossing: 
N.I.
Experimental treatment group (EG): 
LTbR -/-
Lethal infection (Con): 
♀24%
Lethal infection (EG): 
♀ 3 %
Pathology (Con): 
N.I.
Pathology (EG): 
N.I.
Parasitemia (EG vs Con): 
Similar
Additional phenotypes (EG vs Con): 
Earlier increase of reticulocytosis; shorter period of anemia; similar numbers of CD4+, CD8+, B220+ and F4/80+ cells in spleen; mice became susceptible after treatment with testosterone
Refs: 
Wunderlich et al., 2005, Microbes Infect