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Selective compartmentalization of gammadelta-T lymphocytes in human breastmilk.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Aug 1997
Lindstrand A, Smedman L, Gunnlaugsson G, Troye-Blomberg M
Abstract excerpt
In human breastmilk, T lymphocytes with gammadelta-receptor (TCR) are more frequent than those with alphabeta-TCR, in comparison with peripheral blood. Differential representation has also been demonstrated for subpopulations of gammadelta-T cells. Reactivity was visualized with three monoclonal antibodies against Vdelta1, Vdelta2 and Vgamma2 on T cells from the breastmilk and peripheral blood of 12 women who had...
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