Flow cytometric study of lymphocytes associated with thymoma and other thymic tumors

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 312-318

  Fujii, Yoshitaka ^a   Okumura, Meinoshin ^b   Yamamoto, Satoru ^c  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Natl Kinki Chuo Hosp Chest Dis   (Japan)

Author keywords

Double positive cells; Myasthenia gravis; T cell development; Thymom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE; THYMOMA; THYMUS CANCER;

EID: 0009538863     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1998.5547     Document Type: Article

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