Transforming growth factor β is protective in host resistance against Listeria monocytogenes infection in mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3901-3904

  Nakane, Akio ^a   Asano, Misako ^a   Sasaki, Sanae ^a   Nishikawa, Shinsuke ^a   Miura, Tomisato ^a   Kohanawa, Masashi ^a   Minagawa, Tomonori ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 6; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029774250     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.9.3901-3904.1996     Document Type: Article

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