Prevalence of CD8+ T-cell expansions in relation to age in healthy individuals

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages

  Ricalton, Nancy S ^a,b   Roberton, Cheri ^a   Norris, Jill M ^b   Rewers, Marian ^b   Hamman, Richard F ^b   Kotzin, Brian L ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031779810     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53A.3.B196     Document Type: Article

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