Differences in resistance of C57BL/6 and C57BL/10 mice to infection by Mycobacterium avium are independent of gamma interferon

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-23

  Appelberg, Rui ^a   Leal, Irene S ^a   Pais, Teresa F ^a   Pedrosa, Jorge ^a   Flórido, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; H2 SYSTEM; HELPER CELL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033979338     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.1.19-23.2000     Document Type: Article

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