CD4- and CD3-T Lymphocyte Reference Values of Immunocompetent Urban and Rural Subjects in an African Nation

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-38

  Adoga, M P ^a,b   Pennap, G R ^a   John, P A ^a   Shawulu, P T ^a   Kaba, S V ^c   Forbi, J C ^d   Agwale, S M ^d,e  

^a NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Federal Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

^d Virology and Immunology Department   (Nigeria)

^e Frederick Innovative Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOMETRY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD4; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; NIGERIA; REFERENCE VALUES; RURAL POPULATION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862242397     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2012.02700.x     Document Type: Article

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