Lymphocyte transformation rate in "high risk newborn infants" in relation to the gestational and postnatal ages
Wiersbitzky, S.; Dierschke, R.
Zentralblatt für Gynakologie 99(10): 596-599
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4197 PMID: 331752 Document Number: 111626
In 74 "high risk newborn infants" of different gestational ages (at an age of 31 ..... 42 weeks) the ability of efficiency of the cellular immunity system was examined by means of the lymphocyte transformation test on different days of the first week of the postnatal life. Beside PHA also Streptolyson O and E. coli antigen were used. We ascertained a possible relationship between the pre- or postnatal age and the lymphocyte transformation rate by means of regressive analyses. We didn't find a linear relationship; the results are discussed.