title: Analysis of activation markers on tonsillar T lymphocytes.
abstract: Tonsillar T lymphocytes have several characteristics of activated lymphocytes, but the activation antigens are not detected on their surface, except for the Tac antigens by means of a sensitive protein A rosette assay. In this study the increased ability of tonsillar T lymphocyte to form autologous rosettes is presented. These data are in agreement with the hypothesis that tonsillar T lymphocytes contain activated T lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Plum
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Cauwenberge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Smedt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000032:analysis; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis; D018801:CD2 Antigens; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000276:immunology*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000032:analysis; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D016029:Receptors, Very Late Antigen; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D018801:CD2 Antigens; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D016029:Receptors, Very Late Antigen