## Abstract We examined the in vitro cytotoxic activity of cutaneous T-cell lines and clones from lichen planus (LP) patients against autologous epidermal keratinocytes. T cells were cultured from LP lesions and adjacent clinically normal skin and cloned by limiting dilution. Keratinocytes were cul
Cell-mediated immunity in lichen planus
✍ Scribed by Inkeri Helander; Väinö K. Hopsu-Havu
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 376 KB
- Volume
- 258
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-3696
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