Natural killer (NK) cells in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis - decrease in NK cell subset populations and activity in HTLV-I seropositive individuals

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 121-128

  Yu, Feng ^a   Itoyama, Yasuto ^a   Fujihara, Kazuo ^a   Goto, Ikuo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV I) associated myelopathy tropical spastic paraparesis; Lymphocyte subset; Monoclonal antibody; Natural killer cell

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025800102     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(91)90056-D     Document Type: Article

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