early production of g- interferon in clinical malaria: Role of interleukin-18 and interleukin-12

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1481-1482

  Torre, Donato ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 18; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LETTER; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALARIA; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; IMMUNOLOGY; NOTE; SECRETION;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-18; MALARIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549140599     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598508     Document Type: Letter

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