Effect of cytokines on growth of Toxoplasma gondii in murine astrocytes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 4989-4993

  Halonen, S K ^a   Chiu, F C ^a   Weiss, L M ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Dept of Pathology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TRYPTOPHAN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL GROWTH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0031662836     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.10.4989-4993.1998     Document Type: Article

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