Impact of aging on innate immunity

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 703-712

  Pawelec, Graham ^a,e   Solana, Rafael ^b   Remarque, Ed ^c   Mariani, Erminia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antigen presentation; Immunosenescence; Natural immunity

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

AGING; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; B LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031730549     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.64.6.703     Document Type: Review

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