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Gamma delta T cell-deficient mice have a down-regulated CD8+ T cell immune response against Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 2001
Moretto M, Durell B, Schwartzman J D, Khan I A
Abstract excerpt
Gamma(delta) T cells have been reported to play an essential effector role during the early immune response against a wide variety of infectious agents. Recent studies have suggested that the gamma(delta) T cell subtype may also be important for the induction of adaptive immune response against certain microbial pathogens. In the present study, an early increase of gamma(delta) T cells during murine infection...
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