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Short and long term impact of adenotonsillectomy on the immune system

Palatine and pharyngeal tonsils are immune reactive lymphoid organs that manifest specific antibodies and B/T-cell activity to respond to a variety of antigens. They perform humoral and cellular immune functions. The possible effects of adenotonsillectomy upon the immune system remain controversial....

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Autores principales: Pires Santos, Fábio, Weber, Raimar, Callegaro Fortes, Bibiana, Shizue Nagata Pignatari, Shirley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9450877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23503904
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1808-8694.20130006