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A Technique to Simultaneously Visualize Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells and Virus-Infected Cells In situ
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A technique combining in situ tetramer staining and in situ hybridization (ISTH) enables visualization, mapping and analysis of the spatial proximity of virus-specific CD8+ T cells to their virus-infected targets, and determination of the quantitative relationships between these immune effectors and targets to infection outcomes.
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Virus-specific CD8+ T CellsVirus-infected CellsVisualizeIn SituImmune Effector CellsImmune DefensesInfectionSpatial ProximityQuantitative RelationshipsClearanceChronic Persistent InfectionsIn Situ Tetramer StainingIn Situ HybridizationViral-RNA+ CellsBattle Between Immune Defenses And InfectionISTH (in Situ Tetramer Staining And In Situ Hybridization)Mapping Of LocationsE:T RatiosTiming And Magnitude Of The Immune Response
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Li, Q., J. Skinner, P., Duan, L., Haase, A. T. A Technique to Simultaneously Visualize Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells and Virus-Infected Cells In situ. J. Vis. Exp. (30), e1561, doi:10.3791/1561 (2009).
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