Decreased natural killer cytotoxic activity in chronic alcoholism is associated with alcohol liver disease but not active ethanol consumption

Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1096-1100

  Laso, Francisco Javier ^a   Madruga, José Ignacio ^a   Girón, José Antonio ^b   López, Antonio ^c   Ciudad, Juana ^c   Miguel, Jesús Fernando San ^a   Alvarez Mon, Melchor ^d   Orfao, Alberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD57 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; EFFECTOR CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030991267     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510250508     Document Type: Article

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