Characterisation of bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue and antigen-presenting cells in central airway mucosa of children

Thorax

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-156

  Heier, Ingvild ^a,b   Malmström, Kristiina ^c   Sajantila, Antti ^d   Lohi, Jouko ^c   Mäkelä, Mika ^c   Jahnsen, Frode L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD45RA ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN P 15095;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFECTION RISK; LYMPH FOLLICLE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MEMORY T LYMPHOCYTE; MYELOID DENDRITIC CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA;

EID: 79251585262     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.149591     Document Type: Article

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