Production of IL-5 and IL-6 by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from patients with Echinococcus granulosus infection

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 456-459

  Rigano R ^a   Profumo, E ^a   Teggi, A ^b   Siracusano, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatid disease; IL 5; IL 6; Immunoglobulin isotypes

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0029799217     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1996.d01-796.x     Document Type: Article

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