The role of the thymus in modulating γδ T cell suppressor activity during experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infections

International Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-116

  Cardillo, Fabíola ^a   Nomizo, Auro ^a   Mengel, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

T cells; Autoimmunity; Infection; Mice; Resistance; Suppression; Susceptibility thymus; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR DELTA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN;

AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE; SUPPRESSOR CELL; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, NUDE; OVALBUMIN; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS GLAND; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031931941     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/10.2.107     Document Type: Article

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