Title:

The Role of the Monocyte in Tuberculosis

Creator:

Sabin, Florence R.
Sugiyama, S.
Kindwall, J. A.
Cunningham, Robert S.

Date:

1925

Description:

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.

Periodical:

Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Johns Hopkins University Press.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Tuberculosis, Monocytes, Leukocytes, and Lymphocytes

Format:

Text

Extent:

52 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Cunningham, Robert S., Florence R. Sabin, S. Sugiyama, and J. A. Kindwall. "The Role of the Monocyte in Tuberculosis." Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital XXXVII, 4 (1925): 231-280. Article. 52 Images.. Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital

Legacy ID:

RRBBGN

NLM ID:

101584641X94

Profiles Collection:

The Florence R. Sabin Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584641X94

Story Section:

On the Faculty at 'The Hopkins', 1902-1925