T cells

Molecular group: 
Immune cells
Molecule/Cell: 
T cells
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium yoelii 17XNL
pRBC infection titer: 
10^4
Mouse genetic background (Con): 
BALB/c
Level of backcrossing: 
N.I.
Experimental treatment group (EG): 
Nude mice (nu/nu): no thymus thus no mature T cells
Lethal infection (Con): 
no
Lethal infection (EG): 
yes
Pathology (Con): 
N.I.
Pathology (EG): 
N.I.
Parasitemia (EG vs Con): 
Increased without clearance
Additional phenotypes (EG vs Con): 
N.I.
Refs: 
Vinetz et al., 1990, J Immunol