Interleukin-7 induces anti-Mycobacterium avium activity in human monocyte derived macrophages

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 574-582

  Tantawichien, Terapong ^a,b   Young, Lowell S ^a   Bermudez, Luiz E ^a  

^a Kuzell Institute for Arthritis and Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 7; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MACROPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029737472     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.3.574     Document Type: Article

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