Gamma interferon-induced T-cell loss in virulent Mycobacterium avium infection
Infection by virulent Mycobacterium avium caused progressive severe lymphopenia in C57BL/6 mice due to increased apoptosis rates. T-cell depletion did not occur in gamma interferon (IFN-gamma)-deficient mice which showed increased T-cell numbers and proliferation; in contrast, deficiency in nitric o...
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Format: | article |
Language: | eng |
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2005
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/69096 |
Country: | Portugal |
Oai: | oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/69096 |