Interleukin-7 enhances cell-mediated immune responses in vivo in an interleukin-2-dependent manner

Viral Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Leong, Kah Hoo ^a   Ramshaw, Ian A ^a   Ramsay, Alistair J ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 7; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOKINE ACTIVATED KILLER CELL; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

EID: 0030889448     PISSN: 08828245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vim.1997.10.1     Document Type: Article

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