The immunostatus of T helper and T cytotoxic cells in the patients ten years after exposure to sulfur mustard

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 423-430

  Shaker, Z ^a   Hassan, Z M ^b   Sohrabpoor, H ^c   Mosaffa, N ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Sasan Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

Long term effects; Sulfur mustard; T cytotoxic cells; T helper cells

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; MUSTARD GAS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD45; ANTIGENS, CD8; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MALE; MUSTARD GAS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141453201     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/IPH-120024509     Document Type: Article

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