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Changes in Tonsil B Cell Phenotypes and EBV Receptor Expression in Children Under 5-Years-Old.
Cytometry. Part B, Clinical cytometry - 1 Mar 2018
Wohlford Eric M, Baresel Paul C, Wilmore Joel R, Mortelliti Anthony J, Coleman Carrie B, Rochford Rosemary
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BACKGROUND: Palatine tonsils are principally B cell organs that are the initial line of defense against many oral pathogens, as well as the site of infection for others. While the size of palatine tonsils changes greatly in the first five years of life, the cellular changes during this period are not well studied. Epstein Barr virus (EBV) is a common orally transmitted virus that infects tonsillar B cells. Naïve...
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