Expression of interferon-gamma and tumour necrosis factor-alpha messenger RNA does not correlate with protection in guinea pigs challenged with virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the respiratory route.

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Published in Immunology on November 07, 2008

Authors

Amminikutty Jeevan1, Diana Lucia Bonilla, David Neil McMurray

Author Affiliations

1: Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114, USA. ajeevan@medicine.tamhsc.edu

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