The Role of the Monocyte in Tuberculosis

The Role of the Monocyte in Tuberculosis

Contributor(s):
Sabin, Florence R.
Sugiyama, S.
Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital
Kindwall, J. A.
Cunningham, Robert S.
Publication:
Johns Hopkins University, 1925
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Tuberculosis
Monocytes
Leukocytes
Lymphocytes
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
In this article, her first on the mechanism of tuberculosis, Sabin and her colleagues presented evidence to show that tuberculosis infection causes an overproduction of monocytes and their derivatives, and alters the cytoplasmic activity of such cells so that they become a suitable medium for the tuberculosis mycobacterium.
Copyright:
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Extent:
52 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584641X94 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
RRBBGN
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584641X94
Archival Collection:
The Florence R. Sabin Papers (Profiles in Science)