Chronic infection and the origin of adaptive immune system

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-243

  Usharauli, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; TISSUE INJURY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; INFECTION; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; GNATHOSTOMATA (VERTEBRATE);

EID: 77954315105     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.02.031     Document Type: Article

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