Comparative analysis of the frequency of house dust mite specific and nonspecific Th1 and Th2 cells in skin lesions and peripheral blood of patients with atopic dermatitis

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 401-406

  Neumann, C ^a   Gutgesell, C ^a   Fliegert, F ^b   Bonifer, R ^c   Herrmann, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; T helper 1 cells; T helper 2 cells

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HELPER CELL; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0029743537     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00210634     Document Type: Article

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