Open AccessChanges in count and function of splenic lymphocytes from patients with portal hypertension
Author(s) -
Zong-Fang Li,
Shu Zhang,
Gao-Bo Lv,
Ying Huang,
Wei Zhang,
Shengxiang Ren,
Jun Yang,
Shuangsuo Dang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.2377
Subject(s) - spleen , lymphocyte , immune system , medicine , distribution (mathematics) , portal hypertension , immunohistochemistry , endocrinology , immunology , gastroenterology , pathology , mathematical analysis , cirrhosis , mathematics
To investigate changes in numbers and proliferative function of splenic lymphocytes in patients with hypersplenism due to portal hypertension (PH), to provide evidence for further study of immune status of the spleen during PH.