Interleukin 7 Regulates the Survival and Generation of Memory CD4 Cells
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Interleukin 7 Regulates the Survival and Generation of Memory CD4 Cells
Cytokines, particularly those of the common gamma chain receptor family, provide extrinsic signals that regulate naive CD4 cell survival. Whether these cytokines are required for the maintenance of memory CD4 cells has not been rigorously assessed. In this paper, we examined the contribution of interleukin (IL) 7, a constitutively produced common gamma chain receptor cytokine, to the survival o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1540-9538,0022-1007
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20030735