Differential Th1 and Th2 cell responses in male and female BALB/c mice infected with coxsackievirus group B type 3.

doi:10.1128/JVI.68.8.5126-5132.1994

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Differential Th1 and Th2 cell responses in male and female BALB/c mice infected with coxsackievirus group B type 3.

Journal of virology - 1 Aug 1994

Huber S A, Pfaeffle B

Abstract excerpt

Male and female BALB/c mice differ dramatically in susceptibility to myocarditis subsequent to coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) infection. CVB3 infection of male mice results in substantial inflammatory cell infiltration of the myocardium, and virus-immune lymphocytes from these animals give predominantl...

Topics

Animals
Coxsackievirus Infections
Estradiol
Female
Immunity, Innate
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Myocarditis
Phenotype
Sex Factors
T-Lymphocyte Subsets
T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer
Testosterone

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