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IMMUNOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION OF SUBPOPULATIONS OF MONONUCLEAR CELLS IN SARCOID GRANULOMAS *
Author(s) -
Tannenbaum† Hyman,
Rocklin Ross E.,
Schur Peter H.,
Sheffer Albert L.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1976.tb47025.x
Subject(s) - medical school , medicine , library science , general hospital , gerontology , sociology , family medicine , medical education , computer science
The quantity of both circulating B and T lymphocytes in patients with sarcoidosis is diminished, although the relative percentage of each cell type appears normal. Immunocompetent cells comprising B and T lymphocytes, plasma cells, and histiocytes have been recognized in the sarcoid granuloma and the implications of these findings have been discussed.