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INJECTIONS of Indian ink, causing so-called ‘blockade’ of the reticulo-endothelial system, have, in the past, been classified with splenectomy and cortisone as agents calculated to lower the resistance of host animals to plasmodial infections. For example, Trager1, working with chickens infected with Plasmodium lophurae, found that indian ink usually caused the development of heavy parasitæmias in the birds receiving it.
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LOXLEY, O. Effect of Indian Ink on Plasmodium berghei Infections in Mice. Nature 176, 705 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176705a0
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