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Reduced thymus activity and infection prematurely age the immune system

The aging process affects all aspects of the immune system, particularly the T cells. The immune system in older individuals is often characterized by lower T cell numbers, lower naive/memory T cell ratios, and lower T cell diversity. Most measures of inflammation increase with age. Why this happens...

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Main Authors: Gress, Ronald E., Deeks, Steven G.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Clinical Investigation 2009
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2752092/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19770512
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1172/JCI40855
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