Impairment of non-specific immunity in patients in persistent vegetative state

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 549-569

  Munno, I ^a   Damiani, S ^a   Lacedra, G ^a   Mastropasqua, V ^a   Megna, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MONOCYTE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0029828936     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923979609052753     Document Type: Article

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