Age and immunity

Longitudinal studies are defining progressive alterations to the immune system associated with increased mortality in the very elderly. Many of these changes are exacerbated by or even caused by chronic T cell stimulation by persistent antigen, particularly from Cytomegalovirus. The composition of T...

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Main Authors: Vasto, Sonya, Malavolta, Marco, Pawelec, Graham
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1402324/