Study on expressions of CD25 and CD127 in CD4+ peripheral T lymphocytes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 35, 2009, Pages 2476-2480

  Huang, Zhi Xiang ^a   Zheng, Ben Rong ^a   Li, Tian Wang ^a   Lu, Ying Min ^a   Gu, Jie Ruo ^a   Han, Xiao Yan ^a  

^a THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CD127; Regulatory T cells; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; INTERLEUKIN-7 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871434717     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.35.008     Document Type: Article

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