Candida albicans induces selective expansion of human T lymphocytes expressing the T-cell receptor variable region Vβ 5.1

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 140-146

  Walsh, Patrick ^b   Norris, David A ^b   Abe, Jun ^a   Martin, Dannette K ^a   Giorno, Ralph ^b   Leung, Donald Y M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Superantigens; T lymphocytes; V gene segments

Indexed keywords

SUPERANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL STIMULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TISSUE INDUCTION;

EID: 0029893989     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-1811(95)00473-4     Document Type: Article

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