Rapid local expression of interleukin-12, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and gamma interferon after cutaneous Francisella tularensis infection in tularemia-immune mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1789-1797

  Stenmark, Stephan ^a   Sunnemark, Dan ^b   Bucht, Anders ^c,d   Sjöstedt, Anders ^a,d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; TULAREMIA;

EID: 0033002661     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.4.1789-1797.1999     Document Type: Article

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