Identification of genes involved in macrophage activation and effector functions against intracellular pathogens

Includes bibliographical references. === This dissertation addressed the hypothesis that macrophages have an alternative killing mechanism that is independent of superoxide and nitric oxide but dependent on IFN-γ, TNF and C/EBPβ. Since the mechanism and the genes involved in this alternative pathway...

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Main Author: Schwegmann, Anita Ruth
Other Authors: Brombacher, Frank
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9031