IL-12 prevents mortality in mice infected with Histoplasma capsulatum through induction of IFN-gamma.

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Published in J Immunol on July 15, 1995

Authors

P Zhou1, M C Sieve, J Bennett, K J Kwon-Chung, R P Tewari, R T Gazzinelli, A Sher, R A Seder

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1: Lymphokine Regulation Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

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