Variability of natural killer (NK) cell immune function in normal aging and senile dementia: Pathophysiological implications

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 32-33

  Solerte, S B ^a,b   Fioravanti, M ^a   Severgnini, S ^a   Cerutti, N ^a   Locatelli, M ^a   Ferrari, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Dept Inter Med and Med Therapy ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERFERON-BETA; INTERLEUKIN-2; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL;

EID: 0031309126     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03339695     Document Type: Article

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