CD8+ T cell-coccidia interactions.
Host responses to coccidian parasites involve many facets of the immune system, including antigen-specific as well as antigen-nonspecific components. Hyun Lillehoj and James Trout here review the evidence that cell-mediated responses are probably the main line of defense against coccidial infection.
Lillehoj
H S
HS
Protozoan Diseases Laboratory, Livestock and Poultry Sciences Institute, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
Trout
J M
JM