Successful immunosenescence and the remodelling of immune responses with ageing

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 9, 1996, Pages 18-25

  Franceschi, Claudio ^a   Monti, Daniela ^a   Barbieri, Daniela ^a   Salvioli, Stefano ^a   Grassilli, Emanuela ^a   Capri, Miriam ^a   Troiano, Leonarda ^a   Guido, Marcello ^a   Bonafè, Massimiliano ^a   Tropea, Franco ^a   Salomoni, Paolo ^a   Benatti, Francesca ^a   Bellesia, Enrica ^a   Macchioni, Sabrina ^a   Anderlini, Roberta ^a   Sansoni, Paolo ^b   Mariotti, Stefano ^c   Wratten, Mary Louise ^d   Tetta, Ciro ^d   Cossarizza, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Centenarians; Immunosenescence; Longevity

Indexed keywords

AGING; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONFERENCE PAPER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INVOLUTION; LONGEVITY; MEMORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 12644278873     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/11.supp9.18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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