Interleukin 12 is required for the T-lymphocyte-independent induction of interferon gamma by an intracellular parasite and induces resistance in T-cell-deficient hosts.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on July 01, 1993

Authors

R T Gazzinelli1, S Hieny, T A Wynn, S Wolf, A Sher

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1: Immunology and Cell Biology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.

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