Acute neonatal infections 'lock-in' a suboptimal CD8+ T cell repertoire with impaired recall responses.
Microbial infection during various stages of human development produces widely different clinical outcomes, yet the links between age-related changes in the immune compartment and functional immunity remain unclear. The ability of the immune system to respond to specific antigens and mediate protect...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3771883?pdf=render |