In-situ immunophenotyping study of hepatic-filtrating cytotoxic cells in chronic active hepatitis C

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 491-496

  Fiore, Giorgio ^a,b   Angarano, Immacolata ^a   Caccetta, Luigi ^a   Serrone, Maria ^a   Jirillo, Emilio ^a   Schiraldi, Oronzo ^a   Antonaci, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Clinica Medica II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cellular adhesion molecules; Chronic hepatitis C; Cytotoxic cells

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD2 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 1; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 3;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

EID: 0030946207     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199705000-00015     Document Type: Article

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