IL-15 administered by continuous infusion to rhesus macaques induces massive expansion of CD8+ T effector memory population in peripheral blood

Blood

Volumn 118, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 6845-6848

  Sneller, Michael C ^a   Kopp, William C ^b   Engelke, Kory J ^c   Yovandich, Jason L ^d   Creekmore, Stephen P ^d   Waldmann, Thomas A ^e   Lane, H Clifford ^a  

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

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c Smithers Viscient   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 15;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL EXPANSION; CELL POPULATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MECHANISM; MOUSE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY;

EID: 84255197274     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-09-377804     Document Type: Article

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