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Sex-specific phenotypical and functional differences in peripheral human Vgamma9/Vdelta2 T cells.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Apr 2006
Caccamo Nadia, Dieli Francesco, Wesch Daniela, Jomaa Hassan, Eberl Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Vgamma9/Vdelta2 T cells constitute a minor proportion of human peripheral blood T cells that can expand rapidly upon infection with microbial pathogens. Vgamma9/Vdelta2 T cell numbers change characteristically with age, rising from birth to puberty and gradually decreasing again beyond 30 years of age. In adults, female blood donors have significantly higher levels than males, implying that circulating...
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