Flowcytometric assessment of intracellular interferon-γ production in human CD4 + ve T-cells on mycobacterial antigen stimulation

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 99-109

  Bhattacharyya, S ^a   Das, S N ^a   Dey, A B ^a   Nagarkar, K ^a   Lobo, J ^a   Kapoor, S K ^a   Prasad, H K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Flowcytometry; Intefferon ; Intracellular; Mycobacteria; Tubercullosis

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

BACILLI; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030792651     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703622     Document Type: Article

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