CD8+ Tc2 cells: underappreciated contributors to severe asthma

Timothy S.C. Hinks, Ryan D. Hoyle, Erwin W. Gelfand

Source: Eur Respir Rev, 28 (154) 190092; 10.1183/16000617.0092-2019
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Airway diseases

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