Eimeria tenella infection induces local gamma interferon production and intestinal lymphocyte subpopulation changes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1282-1288

  Yun, Cheol H ^a,b   Lillehoj, Hyun S ^a   Choi, Kang D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; MESSENGER RNA; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EIMERIA TENELLA; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANIMALS; CECUM; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA TENELLA; INTERFERON TYPE II; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, GAMMA-DELTA; RNA, MESSENGER; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 0033975684     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.3.1282-1288.2000     Document Type: Article

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