The thymus as a target for mycobacterial infections

Mycobacterial infections are among the major health threats worldwide. Ability to fight these infections depends on the host's immune response, particularly on macrophages and T lymphocytes produced by the thymus. Using the mouse as a model, and two different routes of infection (aerogenic or i...

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Main Author: Nobrega, Claudia (author)
Other Authors: Cardona, Pere-Joan (author), Roque, Susana (author), Pinto do Ó, Perpétua (author), Appelberg, Rui (author), Correia-Neves, M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Animals
Colony Count, Microbial
Female
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Inbred DBA
Mycobacterium Infections
Mycobacterium avium
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Organ Specificity
T-Lymphocytes
Thymus Gland
BCG
thymus
Ciências Médicas::Medicina Básica
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/67734
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/67734

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/67734

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