Mechanical immunology: Every mechanical crushing of a cell in living organisms results in an immunological reaction

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 336-341

  Arneth, B ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CELL ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; APOPTOSIS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRUCTURE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 1642397121     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.11.018     Document Type: Article

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