Diminished primary CD8 T cell response to viral infection during protein energy malnutrition in mice is due to changes in microenvironment and low numbers of viral-specific CD8 T cell precursors.

Diminished primary CD8 T cell response to viral infection during protein energy malnutrition in mice is due to changes in microenvironment and low numbers of viral-specific CD8 T cell precursors. J Nutr. 2008 Apr; 138(4):806-12.

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subject areas

Animals
Arenaviridae Infections
Body Weight
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
Eating
Epitopes
Female
Glycoproteins
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Transgenic
Protein-Energy Malnutrition
Stem Cells
Substrate Specificity
Time Factors

authors with profiles

Zoher F. Kapasi