T cells contribute to stroke-induced lymphopenia in rats.

Stroke-induced immunodepression (SIID) results when T cell and non-T immune cells, such as B cells, NK cells and monocytes, are reduced in the peripheral blood and spleen after stroke. We investigated the hypothesis that T cells are required for the reductions in non-T cell subsets observed in SIID,...

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Main Authors: Lijuan Gu, Xiaoxing Xiong, Dingtai Wei, Xuwen Gao, Sheri Krams, Heng Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3598760?pdf=render