Regulatory roles of IL-12, IL-4 and IFN-γ on IgE synthesis in atopic patients

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 550-553

  Liu, Meng ^a   Zheng, Shanshan ^a   Wang, Xudong ^a   Wen, Zhaoming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Atopy; IFN ; IgE; IL 12; IL 4

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PERENNIAL RHINITIS;

ADULT; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON-GAMMA, RECOMBINANT; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 0008737274     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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