Immunogenetics of ageing

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 373-381

  Naumova, E ^a   Ivanova, M ^a   Pawelec, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; CYTOKINE; LIPOXYGENASE; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN 2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

AGING; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE GENE; IMMUNOGENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGING; CYTOKINES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HUMANS; IMMUNOGENETIC PHENOMENA; INFLAMMATION; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 80052849868     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2011.01022.x     Document Type: Review

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