Age-related changes in the structure of lymphoid organs: A review of the literature

Advances in Gerontology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 282-290

  Maiborodin, I V ^a   Agzaev, M K ^a   Ragimova, T M ^a   Maiborodin, I I ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY AND FUNDAMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF REGIONAL PATHOLOGY AND PATHOMORPHOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

are related changes; immunity; lymphoid organs

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006139998     PISSN: 20790570     EISSN: 20790589     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S2079057016040081     Document Type: Article

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