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Increased numbers of tumor-lysing monocytes in cancer patients.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 30 Apr 2011
Papewalis Claudia, Jacobs Benedikt, Baran Anna M, Ehlers Margret, Stoecklein Nikolas H, Willenberg Holger S, Schinner Sven, Anlauf Martin, Raffel Andreas, Cupisti Kenko, Fenk Roland, Scherbaum Werner A, Schott Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Lymphatic infiltration is a well known phenomenon in different tumors including endocrine malignancies. However, little is known about the role of antigen-presenting cells and T cell activation in this context. The aim of our study was to investigate the quantity and function of CD14+/CD56+ monocytes in tumor patients including endocrine malignancies. First, these cells were characterized in peripheral blood of...
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