Immunologic changes after transfusion of autologous or allogeneic buffy coat‐poor versus white cell‐reduced blood to patients undergoing arthroplasty. I. Proliferative T‐cell responses and the balance of helper and suppressor T cells
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 39 (10) , 1089-1096
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.1999.39101089.x
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Donor white cells (WBCs) contained in red cell (RBC) transfusions are thought to provoke down‐regulation of T‐cell‐mediated immunity. This study investigated this topic in otherwise healt...Keywords
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