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Accessory cell function of blood monocytes and alveolar macrophages after human lung transplantation.
The American review of respiratory disease - 1 Sept 1991
Noyes B E, Paradis I L, Dauber J H
Abstract excerpt
Infection is a major complication of organ transplantation, and the lung is the most common site in recipients of a pulmonary allograft. The generation of an immune response both systemically and in the lungs is a major line of defense against infection. Therefore, we examined the ability of blood monocytes (BM) and alveolar macrophages (AM) recovered from lung transplant recipients without evidence of infection...
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