Interleukin-4 and interferon-gamma production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from food-allergic patients

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 350-355

  Andre F ^a   Pene J ^b   Andre C ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^b Stallergenes SA   (France)

Author keywords

Food allergy; Interferon gamma; Interleukin 4

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030055422     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb00099.x     Document Type: Article

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