Studies on the Effect of Aging and Mesothelioma on Dendritic Cell Subsets

Mesothelioma is a cancer that occurs in the elderly. Dendritic cells (DC) play a key role in generating immune responses. This thesis examined DCs in elderly mesothelioma patients and reports that numerical and functional defects due to aging were significantly amplified in mesothelioma patients. Wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cornwall, Scott M.J.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2236