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Variation of bronchoalveolar lymphocyte phenotypes with age in the physiologically normal human lung.
Thorax - 1 Aug 1999
Meyer K C, Soergel P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Changes in T lymphocyte subsets have been observed in various forms of pulmonary disease. However, bronchoalveolar lymphocyte subsets have not been well characterised for healthy individuals differing in age. A study was undertaken to investigate the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in clinically normal volunteers of two different age groups (19-36 and 64-83 years)....
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