Interleukin-4 and low-affinity receptor for IgE on B cells in peripheral blood of patients with atopic bronchial asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1121-1128

  Park, Choon Sik ^a   Ra, Dong Jib ^a   Lee, Sang Moo ^a   Jeong, Seong Whan ^a   Uh, Sootaek ^a   Kim, Hyeon Tae ^a   Kim, Yong Hoon ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopy; bronchial asthma; CD23; IgE; IL 4

Indexed keywords

CD23 ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; ATOPY; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY;

EID: 0029884089     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70267-1     Document Type: Article

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