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Characterisation of natural killer cells and CD56+ T-cells in sarcoidosis patients.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Jul 2005
Katchar K, Söderström K, Wahlstrom J, Eklund A, Grunewald J
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The aim of the current study was to investigate the frequency, phenotype and functional activity of natural killer (NK) cells and CD56+ T-cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and peripheral blood of patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis when compared with healthy volunteers, using staining with a panel of monoclonal antibodies followed by flow cytometry. The results revealed that the majority of the lung NK...
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