Cellular defence in surface secretion in acute pharyngotonsillitis

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-103

  Ebenfelt, Anders ^a   Lundberg, Christer ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Infection; Leukocytes; Mucosal exudate; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0030048884     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489609137721     Document Type: Article

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