Syncytial cell formation in vivo by type C retroviral particles in the systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) lung

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 474-479

  Tamura, N ^a   Sekigawa, I ^a   Hashimoto, H ^a   Yamamoto, N ^b   Kira, S ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Interstitial pneumonia; Syncytial cell; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Type C retroviral particle

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LUNG LAVAGE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; SYNCYTIUM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0031051227     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1997.3201212.x     Document Type: Article

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