T regulatory cells distinguish two types of primary hypophysitis

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-411

  Mirocha, S ^a   Elagin, R B ^a   Salamat, S ^a   Jaume, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulomatous; Hypophysitis; Lymphocytic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GALACTORRHEA; GRANULOMA; HELPER CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TH17 CELL; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD11B; AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 59249083319     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: 13652249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03828.x     Document Type: Article

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