Immunity to brucellosis

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 137-147

  Skendros, P ^a   Boura, P ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anergy; Brucella; Brucellosis; IFNy; Immune response; Immunity; Macrophage; T cell

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA;

EID: 84879453669     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.32.1.2190     Document Type: Article

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