Development of an animal model for neurocysticercosis: Immune response in the central nervous system is characterized by a predominance of γδ T cells

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 995-1002

  Cardona, Astrid E ^a   Restrepo, Blanca I ^a,b   Jaramillo, Juan M ^a,b   Teale, Judy M ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

^b Corp para Invest Biológicas ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MESOCESTOIDEA; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0033555819     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.162.2.995     Document Type: Article

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