Tissue distribution of lymphocytes and plasma cells and the role of the gut

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 206-208

  Pabst, Reinhard ^a   Russell, Michael W ^b   Brandtzaeg, Per ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

B LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INTESTINE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE WALL; LETTER; LYMPHOID ORGAN; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PLASMA CELLS;

EID: 42749086113     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2008.02.006     Document Type: Letter

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