Intrahepatic and circulating HLA class II-restricted, hepatitis C virus-specific T cells: Functional characterization in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Hepatology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1225-1236

  Penna, Amalia ^a   Missale, Gabriele ^a   Lamonaca, Vincenzo ^a   Pilli, Massimo ^a   Mori, Cristina ^a   Zanelli, Paola ^a   Cavalli, Albertina ^a   Elia, Gianfranco ^a   Ferrari, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; EPITOPE; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TH1 CELL;

EID: 0036237824     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2002.33153     Document Type: Article

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