Association of CD4+ T cell-dependent, interferon-γ-mediated necrosis of the small intestine with genetic susceptibility of mice to peroral infection with Toxoplasma gondii

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 597-607

  Liesenfeld, Oliver ^a,b   Kosek, Jan ^b,c   Remington, Jack S ^a,b   Suzuki, Yasuhiro ^a,b  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0029841124     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.184.2.597     Document Type: Article

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