Fol. Biol. 2021, 67, 16-27

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2021067010016

T-Cell Activation: Post-Infection Diagnostic Tool for COVID-19

P. Simara1,2, L. Tesarova1,2, I. Tapuchova1,2, J. Celerova2, Irena Koutná1,2

1Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
2International Clinical Research Center of St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

Received January 2021
Accepted January 2021

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