Cytokines as determinants of disease and disease interactions

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-87

  Sher, A ^a,c   Gazzinelli, R T ^a,b   Jankovic, D ^a   Scharton Kersten, T ^a   Yap, G ^a   Doherty, T M ^a   Wynn, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Disease; HIV I; Immunopathology; Interleukin 10; Parasites

Indexed keywords

VERMES;

CYTOKINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CYTOKINES; HIV; IMMUNITY; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0031614417     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1998000100011     Document Type: Article

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