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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Language: | English |
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2007-04-05.
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