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From AIDS to Parasite Infection: Pathogen‐Mediated Subversion of Programmed Cell Death as a Mechanism for Immune Dysregulation

1994; Wiley; Volume: 142; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1600-065x.1994.tb00882.x

1600-065X

Jean Claude Ameisen, Jérôme Estaquier, Thierry Idziorek,

Immune responses and vaccinations

Immunological ReviewsVolume 142, Issue 1 p. 9-51 From AIDS to Parasite Infection: Pathogen-Mediated Subversion of Programmed Cell Death as a Mechanism for Immune Dysregulation Jean Claude Ameisen, Corresponding Author Jean Claude Ameisen INSERM U415 Pathogenese du sida et des infections a tropisme immunitaire et nerveux, Institut Pasteur, 1 rue du Pr. Albert Calmette, 59019 Lille, France Faculte de Medecine, Universite Lille II, 59049 Lille, France.J. C. Ameisen, INSERM U415, Institut Pasteur, 1 rue du Pr. Albert Calmette, 59019 Lille, France; Telephone: [33] 2052 3239; Fax: [33] 2052 32 39 or [33] 2087 7906.Search for more papers by this authorJerome Estaquier, Jerome Estaquier INSERM U415 Pathogenese du sida et des infections a tropisme immunitaire et nerveux, Institut Pasteur, 1 rue du Pr. Albert Calmette, 59019 Lille, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorThierry Idziorek, Thierry Idziorek INSERM U415 Pathogenese du sida et des infections a tropisme immunitaire et nerveux, Institut Pasteur, 1 rue du Pr. Albert Calmette, 59019 Lille, FranceSearch for more papers by this author Jean Claude Ameisen, Corresponding Author Jean Claude Ameisen INSERM U415 Pathogenese du sida et des infections a tropisme immunitaire et nerveux, Institut Pasteur, 1 rue du Pr. Albert Calmette, 59019 Lille, France Faculte de Medecine, Universite Lille II, 59049 Lille, France.J. C. Ameisen, INSERM U415, Institut Pasteur, 1 rue du Pr. Albert Calmette, 59019 Lille, France; Telephone: [33] 2052 3239; Fax: [33] 2052 32 39 or [33] 2087 7906.Search for more papers by this authorJerome Estaquier, Jerome Estaquier INSERM U415 Pathogenese du sida et des infections a tropisme immunitaire et nerveux, Institut Pasteur, 1 rue du Pr. Albert Calmette, 59019 Lille, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorThierry Idziorek, Thierry Idziorek INSERM U415 Pathogenese du sida et des infections a tropisme immunitaire et nerveux, Institut Pasteur, 1 rue du Pr. Albert Calmette, 59019 Lille, FranceSearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1994 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-065X.1994.tb00882.xCitations: 68AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES Actor, J. K., Shirai, M., Kullberg, M. C, Buller, R. M. L., Sher, A. & Berzofski, J. A. 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