A Toxoplasma gondii superantigen: Biological effects and implications for the host-parasite interaction

Parasitology Today

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 362-366

  Denkers, E Y ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; SUPERANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SHORT SURVEY; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0030245537     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-4758(96)10028-4     Document Type: Article

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