The production of a 70 kDa heat shock protein by Toxoplasma gondii RH strain in immunocompromised mice

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 1467-1473

  Miller, C M D ^a   Akratos, C ^a   Johnson, A M ^a   Smith, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heat shock protein; Interferon ; Knockout mice; Reactive nitrogen intermediates; Toxoplasma gondii; Tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, NUDE; MICE, SCID; NITRIC OXIDE; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TOXOPLASMA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0033679352     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00118-1     Document Type: Article

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