Restriction of V beta gene usage of liver-derived lymphocytes in chronic hepatitis B and C

Human Immunology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-63

  Pham, Bach Nga ^a   Degos, Françoise ^b   Mosnier, Jean François ^a   Ollivier, Stéphane ^b   Sauvanet, Alain ^a   Erlinger, Serge ^b   Cohen, Jacques H M ^c  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GENE PRODUCT; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0030018718     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0198-8859(96)00053-5     Document Type: Article

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