Increased number of CD5+ and CD20+ B-lymphocyte subpopulation in gastroenterology endoscopy staff [17]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 617-619

  Triantafillidis, John K ^a   Driva, Giola ^b   Cheracakis, Petros ^a   Barbatzas, Charalambos ^a   Hereti, Irini ^a   Konstantellou, Helen ^a  

^a Saint Panteleimon General State Hospital   (Greece)

^b METAXA CANCER HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; BACTEREMIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLYCLONAL ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0035126951     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)02376-5     Document Type: Letter

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