Decreased expression of cytokines that induce type 1 helper T cell/interferon-γ responses in genetically susceptible mice infected with Mycobacterium avium

Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 112-116

  Kobayashi, Kazuo ^a   Nakata, Noboru ^a   Kai, Masanori ^a   Kasama, Tsuyoshi ^b   Hanyuda, Yoshio ^b   Hatano, Yoshimi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERFERON INDUCING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 12;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HELPER CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; INTERFERON INDUCTION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031259706     PISSN: 00901229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/clin.1997.4421     Document Type: Article

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