Proliferative and cytokine responses of human T lymphocytes isolated from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients to the major surface glycoprotein of Pneumocystis carinii

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 238-241

  Theus, Sue A ^b   Sawhney, Niraj ^b   Smulian, A George ^b   Walzer, Peter D ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031985036     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517363     Document Type: Article

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