The Gene for a T Lymphocyte Triggering Factor from African Trypanosomes
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The Gene for a T Lymphocyte Triggering Factor from African Trypanosomes
An early and essential event in the protective immune response against most viruses and protozoa is the production of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). In contrast, during infection with African trypanosomes, protozoan parasites that cause human sleeping sickness, the increased levels of IFN-gamma do not correlate with a protective response. We showed previously that African trypanosomes express a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Medicine
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0022-1007,1540-9538
DOI: 10.1084/jem.186.3.433