Surfactant modifies the lymphoproliferative activity of macrophages in hypersensitivity pneumonitis

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 6 17-6, 1997, Pages

  Israél Assayag, Evelyne ^a   Cormier, Yvon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alveolitis; Lung immunology; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031417405     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1997.273.6.l1258     Document Type: Article

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