Cord Blood T Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Premature and Full-Term Infants
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 75 (3) , 273-275
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000233628
Abstract
Cord blood lymphocyte preparations from premature and full-term infants were examined for T cell subsets using monoclonal antibodies. The number of T cells in relation to the total number of lymphocytes, the proportions of T helper (Th), and T suppressor (Ts) phenotypes, respectively, were the same in preterm infants of gestational age (GA) 26–36 weeks and term infants (GA 38–41) weeks). There was no correlation between GA and Th/Ts ratio. The relative number Ts was significantly lower in infants than in adult women.Keywords
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