Primary and secondary syphilis lesions contain mRNA for Th1 cytokines

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 491-495

  Van Voorhis, Wesley C ^a   Barrett, Lynn K ^b   Koelle, David M ^b   Nasio, James M ^b   Plummer, Francis A ^b   Lukehart, Sheila A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0030065732     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.2.491     Document Type: Article

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