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Multiple defects of immune cell function in mice with disrupted interferon-gamma genes.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 19 Mar 1993
Dalton D K, Pitts-Meek S, Keshav S, Figari I S, Bradley A, Stewart T A
Abstract excerpt
Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is a pleiotrophic cytokine with immunomodulatory effects on a variety of immune cells. Mice with a targeted disruption of the IFN-gamma gene were generated. These mice developed normally and were healthy in the absence of pathogens. However, mice deficient in IFN-gamma had impaired production of macrophage antimicrobial products and reduced expression of macrophage major...
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