Differential secretion of interleukin-12 (IL-12) subunits and heterodimeric IL-12p70 protein by CD-1 mice and murine macrophages in response to intracellular infection by Brucella abortus

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1065-1073

  Fernández Lago, Luis ^a   Rodríguez Tarazona, Elisa ^a   Vizcaíno, Nieves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD1 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN;

EID: 0032786030     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-12-1065     Document Type: Article

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