CD40-CD40L Interaction in Immunity Against Protozoan Infections
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CD40-CD40L Interaction in Immunity Against Protozoan Infections
Activation of the immune system against protozoan infections relies particularly on two specific signals provided by cognate interaction of T cells with antigen presenting cells (APCs). The first signal is attributed to binding of the T-cell receptor (TCR) to peptide/MHC complexes on the surface of APCs, whereas the second signal is triggered through binding of several costimulatory molecules o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1110-7243,1110-7251
DOI: 10.1155/2007/59430