Immunohistochemical study of the cellular immune response in human Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia Estudo imuno-histoquímico da resposta imune celular na pneumonia humana por Pneumocystis carinii

OBJECTIVES: It has been experimentally demonstrated that host defense against Pneumocystis carinii depends on complex interactions within host immune response, mainly CD4 lymphocytes and alveolar macrophages. Since this is an important agent related to immunodeficiency, our purpose was to characteri...

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Main Authors: Leandro Mantovani de Castro, Carla Pagliari, Elaine Raniero Fernandes, Roosecelis Araújo Brasil, Maria Irma Seixas Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2006-02-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442006000100002