T Cells and Tuberculosis: Beyond Interferon‐γ
Open Access
- 1 April 2008
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 197 (7) , 941-943
- https://doi.org/10.1086/529049
Abstract
The cytokine interferon-γ (IFN-γ) plays a pivotal role in protective immunity against intracellular pathogens. Specifically, in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)Keywords
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