Nitrofurantoin-induced hepatotoxicity mediated by CD8+ T cells

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 819-821

  Kelly, Brendan D ^a   Heneghan, Michael A ^a   Bennani, Fadel ^a   Connolly, Charles E ^a   O'Gorman, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; NITROFURANTOIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DEATH; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG TOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LUNG; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; NITROFURANTOIN; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC;

EID: 0032081134     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(98)00112-9     Document Type: Article

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