Interleukin-12 production is required for chlamydial antigen-pulsed dendritic cells to induce protection against live Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1763-1769

  Lu, Hang ^a   Zhong, Guangming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 12;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; INFECTION PREVENTION; KNOCKOUT GENE; LUNG INFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033066575     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.67.4.1763-1769.1999     Document Type: Article

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