Mature CD8(+) T lymphocyte response to viral infection during fetal life.
Immunization of newborns against viral infections may be hampered by ineffective CD8(+) T cell responses. To characterize the function of CD8(+) T lymphocytes in early life, we studied newborns with congenital human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. We demonstrate that HCMV infection in utero leads...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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