In vivo effects of glucocorticoids on IgE production

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 222-230

  Zieg, ^a   Lack, ^a   Harbeck, ^a   Gelfand, ^a   Leung, ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

asthma; corticosteroids; IgE; prednisone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ASTHMA; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; PREDNISONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028111225     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ai.1994.v94.a54936     Document Type: Article

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