The cytolytic activity of natural killer cells is not involved in the restriction of Mycobacterium avium growth
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice were used to analyze the role of NK cells in resistance to Mycobacterium avium. The neutralization of IFN-gamma in these animals led to an exacerbation of the infection associated with a reduction in macrophage activation, suggesting a role for NK cells i...
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| Formato: | article |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2003
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| Texto completo: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/96088 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/96088 |