Adult t cell leukemia presenting with prolifeerative synovitis
β Scribed by Atsuo Taniguchi; Yoshitaka Takenaka; Yumiko Noda; Yukio Ueno; Kanji Shichikawa; Kazuto Sato; Nobuyuki Miyasaka; Kusuki Nishioka
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 264 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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β¦ Synopsis
A: Human T cell subpopulations defined by a monoclonal antibody. I. A small subset is responsible for proliferation to allogeneic cells or to soluble antigens and for helper activity for B-cell differentiation.
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