Immunity to Chlamydia: Comparison of human infections and murine models

Research in Immunology

Volumn 147, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 587-595

  Cotter, T W ^a   Byrne, G I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TRACHOMA;

EID: 0030433933     PISSN: 09232494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2494(97)85226-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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