Anthrax lethal toxin-induced mitogenic response of human T-cells

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 285-289

  Guidi Rontani, Chantal ^a   Duflot, Edith ^a   Mock, Michele ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Human T lymphocyte; Lethal toxin; Mitogen; Monocyte

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; METALLOPROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MITOGENICITY; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL DIVISION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MITOGENS; MONOCYTES; MONOKINES; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0031573777     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00490-4     Document Type: Article

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