Immunolocalization of cytokines to mast cells in normal and allergic conjunctiva

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1328-1334

  Macleod, J D A ^a   Anderson, D F ^b   Baddeley, S M ^b   Holgate, S T ^b   Mcgill, J I ^a   Roche, W R ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokine allergic conjunctivitis; Mast cell

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030725957     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb01179.x     Document Type: Article

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