Expression of bacterial superantigen genes in mice induces localized mononuclear cell inflammatory responses

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2616-2624

  Dow, Steven W ^a   Potter, Terry A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung; Muscle; SEA; Skin; T cells

Indexed keywords

SUPERANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0031010715     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119450     Document Type: Article

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