The spleen is an important site of T cell activation during human hepatosplenic schistosomiasis

We have undertaken a comparative immunephenotypic study of spleen cells from hepatosplenic patients (HS) and uninfected individuals (NOR) using flow cytometry. Our data did not show any significant differences in the mean percentage of T-cells and B-cells between the two groups. Analysis of activate...

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Main Authors: OA Martins-Filho, JRC Mello, R Correa-Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1998-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000700023