Regulatory mechanisms inhibiting anti-mycobacterial immunity following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

The work reported in this thesis addresses the regulatory factors that function to limit the initiation of protective immune responses following exposure to the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb). Control and clearance of intracellular pathogens, such as MTb, is dependent on the cytokine Tum...

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Main Author: Redford, Paul Stuart
Published: University College London (University of London) 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.444561