CD8

 Normal fertility of homozygous and heterozygous mice
 Normal helper cell activity in homozygous mutant mice
 Normal T cell proliferative responses
 Normal IFN-gamma production
 Normal T-cell-dependent immunoglobulin G-specific responses
 Enhanced IL-4 production after Con-A or anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody stimulation
 Enhanced resistance to Trypanosoma brucei
 Lack of CD8+ positive cells in homozygous mutant mice
 Increased parasite growth and mortality in mice infected with Trypanosoma cruzi

Fung-Leung et al., 1991
Rottenberg et al., 1993


METHODOLOGY ( FROM T-BASE)

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