A study of the delayed type hypersensitivity response to varicella zoster virus antigen to investigate defects in cutaneous immunity in the elderly
Immunity declines with ageing resulting in an increase in incidence and severity of infections such as shingles. We used the delayed type hypersensitivity response as a model for a memory T cell response to investigate differences in the response to VZV antigen administered into the skin between old...
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University College London (University of London)
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.626541 |