Immune-regulating Th1- and Th-2 cytokines in chronic infections caused by hepatitis B and C viruses

Voprosy Virusologii

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 37-40

  Priimyagi, L S ^a   Tefanova, V T ^a   Tallo, T G ^a   Schmidt, E V ^a   Solomonova, O V ^a   Tuisk, T P ^a  

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Author keywords

Chronic viral hepatitis B and C; Th1 and Th2 cytokines

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 1542543830     PISSN: 05074088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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