Immune and clinical impact of Lactobacillus acidophilus on asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-233

  Wheeler, J Gary ^a   Shema, Sarah J ^b   Bogle, Margaret L ^b   Shirrell, M Annette ^b   Burks, A Wesley ^b   Pittler, Arlyn ^b   Helm, Ricki M ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; YOGHURT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOREGULATION; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0030696146     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63007-4     Document Type: Article

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