Gamma interferon production by cytotoxic T lymphocytes is required for resolution of Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 5457-5461

  Lampe, Mary F ^a   Wilson, Christopher B ^a,b   Bevan, Michael J ^a   Starnbach, Michael N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL SPREADING; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GENE DISRUPTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION;

EID: 0032411996     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.11.5457-5461.1998     Document Type: Article

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