Circulating natural killer and γδ T cells decrease soon after infection of rhesus macaques with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Circulating natural killer and γδ T cells decrease soon after infection of rhesus macaques with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Rhesus macaques infected with the WE strain of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV-WE) serve as a model for human infection with Lassa fever virus. To identify the earliest events of acute infection, rhesus macaques were monitored immediately after lethal infection for changes in peripheral blo...

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Main Authors: Juan D Rodas, Cristiana Cairo, Mahmoud Djavani, Juan Carlos Zapata, Tracy Ruckwardt, Joseph Bryant, C David Pauza, Igor S Lukashevich, Maria S Salvato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
NK cells
γδ T
rhesus macaque
LCMV
hemorrhagic fever
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