[Phenotypic analysis in peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis].

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[Phenotypic analysis in peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis].

Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] - 1 Sept 1992

Shijubo N, Nakanishi F, Hirasawa M, Sigehara K, Sasaki H, Asakawa M, Suzuki A

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In order to clarify the immunological aspects of tuberculosis, phenotype of peripheral blood lymphocytes was analyzed in 96 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and 43 normal controls. In tuberculosis, CD8 positive T cells were significantly decreased in comparison with normal controls and regard...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antigens, Surface
Humans
Lymphocytes
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

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