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Age-dependent Requirement for γδ T Cells in the Primary but Not Secondary Protective Immune Response against an Intestinal Parasite

Between weaning (3 wk of age) and adulthood (7 wk of age), mice develop increased resistance to infection with Eimeria vermiformis, an abundant intestinal parasite that causes coccidiosis. This development of resistance was perturbed in T cell receptor (TCR)δ(−/−) mice, which at 4 wk of age remained...

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Autores principales: Ramsburg, Elizabeth, Tigelaar, Robert, Craft, Joe, Hayday, Adrian
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2194243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14597739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20030050