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Experimental Infection with Listeria monocytogenes as a Model for Studying Host Interferon-γ Responses
Published on: November 16, 2016
Adverse effects of interferon treatment on the life span of NZB mice
Abstract:
NZB mice treated with interferon from birth and for over a year, display early some characteristics of the autoimmune disease. In these animals, mortality is clearly higher than in controls. Their death occurs 3 to 6 months before that of mice injected with a "mock" preparation.

