CD8+ T lymphocytes required for enhanced survival of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected mice at elevated environmental temperature

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 630-632

  Ming, Zhijun ^a   Davis, Cheryl D ^b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; OKT 8;

HIGH TEMPERATURE; PARASITOLOGY; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; SURVIVAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; RODENTIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0038006269     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0630:CTLRFE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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