Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF- ) and Interleukin-10 in the Pathogenesis of Severe Murine Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis: Increased Resistance of TNF Receptor p55- and p75-Deficient Mice to Fatal Ehrlichial Infection
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Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF) and Interleukin-10 in the Pathogenesis of Severe Murine Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis: Increased Resistance of TNF Receptor p55and p75-Deficient Mice to Fatal Ehrlichial Infection Nahed Ismail, Heather L. Stevenson, and David H. Walker* Department of Pathology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0609
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