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"The very pulse of the machine": the tuberculous granuloma in motion.

Title"The very pulse of the machine": the tuberculous granuloma in motion.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsJ Davis, M, Ramakrishnan, L
JournalImmunity
Volume28
Issue2
Pagination146-8
Date Published2008 Feb
ISSN1074-7613
KeywordsAnimals, Granuloma, Kupffer Cells, Liver, Mice, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, T-Lymphocytes, Tuberculosis, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Abstract

What is happening inside the tuberculous granuloma? In this issue of Immunity, Egen et al. (2008) present live images of tuberculous granulomas of the mouse, demonstrating the influx and incessant wandering of T lymphocytes.

DOI10.1016/j.immuni.2008.01.002
Alternate JournalImmunity
PubMed ID18275827