Increased frequencies of pulmonary regulatory T-cells in latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Christian Herzmann, Martin Ernst, Stefan Ehlers, Steffen Stenger, Jeroen Maertzdorf, Giovanni Sotgiu, Christoph Lange

Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 40: 1450-1457
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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