The characterization of regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of HBV-infected patients

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 86, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 1522-1525

  Fu, Jun Liang ^a   Xu, Dong Ping ^a   Zhao, Ping ^a   Chen, Li Ming ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Zhou, Chun Bao ^a   Yao, Jin Xia ^a   Rong, Yi Hui ^a   Wang, Fu Sheng ^a  

^a Sixth Department of Infectious Diseases   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Immune tolerance; T lympocytes

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 33748313085     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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