Invariant natural killer T cells in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Background: the number of type 2 helper CD4+ T cells is increased in the airways of persons with asthma. Whether the majority of these cells are class II major-histocompatibility-complex-restricted cells or are among the recently identified CD1d-restricted invariant natural killer T cells is a matte...

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Main Authors: Vijayanand, Pandurangan (Author), Seumois, Grégory (Author), Pickard, Chris (Author), Powell, Robert M. (Author), Angco, Gilbert (Author), Sammut, David (Author), Gadola, Stephen D. (Author), Friedmann, Peter S. (Author), Djukanovic, Ratko (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2007-04-05.
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