## Abstract Suppressor/cytotoxic T cells express the surface marker CD8, which can be measured in a soluble form in culture supernatants of activated human lymphocytes. Using a sandwich immunoassay, we assessed the levels of soluble CD8 (sCD8) in serum from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA; n
DNA synthesis in CD4- and CD8-positive cells in synovial fluid of patients with reactive and rheumatoid arthritis
✍ Scribed by D. C. Nordström
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 430 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-8172
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