Volume 13, Number 2—February 2007
Synopsis
Immune Cell Apoptosis Prevention as Potential Therapy for Severe Infections
Figure 2
![Immunohistochemical identification of B cells and follicular dendritic cells in spleens of patients dying of trauma or sepsis. Total B cells are decreased in the spleen of a patient with sepsis (B) compared with that of a trauma patient (A) (magnification ×400). Similarly, follicular dendritic cells are decreased in the spleen of a patient with sepsis (D) compared with that of a trauma patient (C) (magnification ×600).](/eid/images/06-0963-F2.jpg)
Figure 2. Immunohistochemical identification of B cells and follicular dendritic cells in spleens of patients dying of trauma or sepsis. Total B cells are decreased in the spleen of a patient with sepsis (B) compared with that of a trauma patient (A) (magnification ×400). Similarly, follicular dendritic cells are decreased in the spleen of a patient with sepsis (D) compared with that of a trauma patient (C) (magnification ×600).
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