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Altered phenotype of blood dendritic cells in patients with acute pneumonia.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Dreschler Katharina, Bratke Kai, Petermann Sebastian, Thamm Petra, Kuepper Michael, Virchow J Christian, Lommatzsch Marek
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BACKGROUND: Dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in the host defence against inhaled pathogens. However, the phenotype of blood DCs in patients with acute respiratory infections is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the number and the expression of function-associated molecules of blood DCs in p...
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