Portal CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocyte correlate to intensity of interface hepatitis in chronic hepatitis C

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 371-378

  Viso, Ana Teresa Rodriguez ^a   Barbosa, Thaís De Castro ^a   Yamamoto, Lídia ^b   Pagliari, Carla ^a   Fernandes, Elaine Raniero ^a   Brasil, Roosecelis Araújo ^a   De Andrade Jr , Heitor Franco ^a   Duarte, Maria Irma Seixas ^a   Barone, Antônio Alci ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CD4+ lymphocytes; CD8+ lymphocytes; Chronic hepatitis C; Immunohistochemistry; Piecemeal necrosis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 37849031831     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652007000600007     Document Type: Article

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