Genetic control of experimental Lyme arthritis in the absence of specific immunity

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1967-1973

  Brown, Charles R ^a   Reiner, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROCHETE;

EID: 0033002662     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.4.1967-1973.1999     Document Type: Article

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