Gut intraepithelial lymphocytes induce immunity against Cryptosporidium infection through a mechanism involving gamma interferon production

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3074-3079

  Culshaw, Ruth J ^a   Bancroft, Gregory J ^a   McDonald, Vincent ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LYMPHOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL;

EID: 0030748687     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.8.3074-3079.1997     Document Type: Article

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