A preliminary study on the characterization of follicular helper T (Tfh) cells in rheumatoid arthritis synovium

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 539-543

  Chu, Yang ^a   Wang, Fengming ^b   Zhou, Meng ^a   Chen, Lujun ^a   Lu, Yahua ^a  

^a THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning; Follicular helper T cells; Immunohistochemistry; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR4; INDUCIBLE T CELL COSTIMULATOR; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR5; CXCR5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; ICOS PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLICULAR HELPER T CELL; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIUM; IMMUNOLOGY; KNEE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANTIGENS, CD4; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; INDUCIBLE T-CELL CO-STIMULATOR PROTEIN; KNEE JOINT; RECEPTORS, CXCR5; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 84899953976     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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