A novel B-2 suppressor cell regulating susceptibility/resistance of mice to Toxoplasma gondii infection

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 853-858

  Mun, Hye Seong ^a   Aosai, Fumie ^a   Fang, Hao ^a   Piao, Lian Xun ^a   Winn, Tin ^a   Norose, Kazumi ^a   Yano, Akihiko ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

B 2 suppressor; Cytokine; Nitric oxide; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; B 2 SUPPRESSOR CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOWN REGULATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; IRRADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL EXUDATE CELL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUPPRESSOR CELL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 25444509563     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03674.x     Document Type: Article

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