Dendritic cells with a potent accessory activity are present in human exudative malignant pleural effusions

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 592-597

  Gjomarkaj, M ^a   Pace, E ^a   Melis, M ^a   Spatafora, M ^b   D'Amico, D ^a   Togws, G B ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

antigen presenting cells; dendritic cells; pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; DENDRITIC CELLS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE TEST, MIXED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT;

EID: 0031040767     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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