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Alveolar macrophage populations are distorted in immunocompromised patients with pneumonitis.
The European respiratory journal - 1 May 1992
Bray D H, Squire S B, Bagdades E, Mulvenna P M, Johnson M A, Poulter L W
Abstract excerpt
Alveolar macrophages (AM) were obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) from patients presenting with pneumonitis: 30 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals and 12 transplant recipients. Nine normal volunteers acted as controls. The cells were washed and cytospins prepared. Monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) and immunoperoxidase methods were used to analyse the expression of HLA-DR molecules as well...
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