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Phenotypic differences in leucocyte populations among healthy preterm and full-term newborns.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Jul 2014
Quinello C, Silveira-Lessa A L, Ceccon M E J R, Cianciarullo M A, Carneiro-Sampaio M, Palmeira P
Abstract excerpt
The immune system of neonates has been considered functionally immature, and due to their high susceptibility to infections, the aim of this study was to analyse the phenotypic differences in leucocyte populations in healthy preterm and full-term newborns. We evaluated the absolute numbers and frequencies of dendritic cells (DCs) and DC subsets, monocytes and T and B lymphocytes and subsets in the cord blood of...
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