Induction of alpha/beta interferon and dependent nitric oxide synthesis during Chlamydia trachomatis infection of McCoy cells in the absence of exogenous cytokine

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3951-3956

  Devitt, Andrew ^a   Lund, Peter A ^a   Morris, Alan G ^b   Pearce, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; CYTOKINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; HOST RESISTANCE; INTERFERON INDUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029847259     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.10.3951-3956.1996     Document Type: Article

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