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:
- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- 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)