HUMAN BLOOD MONOCYTE FUNCTION IN RELATION TO AGE

1 November 1984

journal article
research article
Published by Wiley in Acta Pathologica Microbiologica Scandinavica Series C: Immunology

Vol. 92C (1-6) , 5-10
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1699-0463.1984.tb00045.x

Abstract

The human blood monocyte function in relation to age has been studied in 60 healthy persons (age range 24–94 years). No differences between females and males were seen. The number of phagocytized Candida albicans per monocyte decreased with ageing (> 70 years). Peripheral blood monocyte count, pinocytosis, phagocytosis of latex beads, chemotactic responsiveness and intracellular killing of Candida albicans were independent of age.

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