Circulating levels of soluble interleukin-6 receptor in patients with bronchial asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1688-1691

  Yokoyama, Akihito ^a,b   Kohno, Nobuoki ^a   Sakai, Kimiko ^a   Kondo, Kei Ichi ^a   Hirasawa, Yutaka ^a   Hiwada, Kunio ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Second Dept of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0030665502     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.5.9610070     Document Type: Article

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