Low-molecular-weight protein ligands from Onchocerca volvulus preferentially stimulate the human γδ T cell Vδ1+ subset

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1309-1315

  Munk, Martin E ^a   Schoel, Bernd ^b   Anding, Peter ^b   Brattig, Norbert W ^b   Kaufmann, Stefan H E ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; LIGAND; PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CYTOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0029834814     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.6.1309     Document Type: Article

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