Interferon-γ production by human T cells and natural killer cells in vitro in response to antigens from the two intracellular pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Leishmania major

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 495-499

  Kemp, K ^a   Hviid, L ^a   Kharazmi, A ^a   Kemp, M ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0030663196     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1997.d01-154.x     Document Type: Article

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