On the role of antigen in maintaining cytotoxic T-cell memory.

This study evaluated whether T-cell memory reflects increased precursor frequencies of specific long-lived T cells and/or a low-level immune response against some form of persistent antigen. Antivirally protective CD8+ T-cell memory was analyzed mostly in the original vaccinated host to assess the r...

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Main Authors: Kündig, T, Bachmann, M, Oehen, S, Hoffmann, U, Simard, J, Kalberer, C, Pircher, H, Ohashi, P, Hengartner, H, Zinkernagel, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1996