Liver infiltrating t lymphocytes express interferon γ and inducible nitric Oxide synthase in chronic hepatitis C virus infection

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Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 255-259

  Schweyer, S ^a   Mihm, S ^a   Radzun, H J ^a   Hartmann, H ^a   Fayyazi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; In situ hybridisation; Interferon type II; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER INJURY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTES, TUMOR-INFILTRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034023105     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.46.2.255     Document Type: Article

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