T lymphocytes of the normal human cornea.
Open Access
- 1 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 71 (5) , 384-386
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.71.5.384
Abstract
Lymphocytes in the periphery of the normal human cornea are identified as being only T lymphocytes by immunohistochemical methods. OKT-4 positive cells (T-helper/inducer lymphocytes) and OKT-8 positive cells (T-suppressor/cytotoxic lymphocytes) are found in similar numbers in most of the corneas examined. OKT-4 positive cells in the cornea present a risk of transferring HTLV-III (HIV) by corneal grafting.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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