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. 1978 Jul 1;54(1):7-9.

Cellular immune function in marasmic and underweight infants with prolonged diarrhoea

A Morison, D W Beatty, M D Bowie
  • PMID: 99826

Cellular immune function in marasmic and underweight infants with prolonged diarrhoea

A Morison et al. S Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Lymphocytes from 10 marasmic and underweight infants with prolonged diarrhoea responded normally to phytohaemagglutinin stimulation. There was no gross deficiency in the total number of lymphocytes, serum immunoglobulins, or serum C3. Defective cellular immunity does not appear to play a major role in the pathogenesis of diarrhoea in these children.

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