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. 1981 Sep;33(3):948–949. doi: 10.1128/iai.33.3.948-949.1981

Chronological Development of Cellular Immunity in Human Toxoplasmosis

Warren D Johnson Jr 1
PMCID: PMC350802  PMID: 6974699

Abstract

A dichotomy between the resolution of clinical illness in acute toxoplasmosis and the responsiveness of B and T lymphocytes to toxoplasma antigens is described.

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