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Dynamics of intra-hepatic lymphocytes in chronic hepatitis C: enrichment for Vα24+ T cells and rapid elimination of effector cells by apoptosis
1 Nov 1998
Abstract excerpt
Chronic viral hepatitis is characterized by a dramatic lymphocyte infiltrate in the liver. Although it is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases in humans, little information is available on the functional state of these intra-hepatic lymphocytes (IHL). To address this issue, we have optimized cytofluorimetric techniques to assess directly ex vivo the functions, dynamics and repertoires of IHL...
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