CD4+ T lymphocyte reference values of immunocompetent subjects in an African university

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 218-221

  Pennap, Grace R ^a   Adoga, Moses P ^a,b   Forbi, Joseph C ^c   Ojobo, Friday ^a   Agwale, Simon M ^c  

^a NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Innovative Biotech Nigeria and Innovative Biotech   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CYTOMETRY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX RATIO; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NIGERIA; REFERENCE VALUES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 80053452576     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2011.110219     Document Type: Article

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