title: Immunological memory against viruses.
abstract: Viral infections often result in long-term immunological memory. This article reviews the phenotypic changes seen in memory T cells and suggests a re-evaluation of the current dogma that T cell memory is maintained by persistence of antigen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCLA School of Medicine 90024.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003429:Cross Reactions; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains / Q000276:immunology; D008954:Models, Biological; D010641:Phenotype; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D014780:Viruses / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens