Cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in human coccidioidomycosis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 440-443

  Corry, David B ^b   Ampel, Neil M ^a   Christian, Lara ^b   Locksley, Richard M ^b   Galgiani, John N ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCCIDIOIDIN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0029954431     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.2.440     Document Type: Article

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