Characterization of proliferative responses and cytokine mRNA profiles induced by Vespula venom in patients with severe reactions to wasp stings

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 342-356

  Bonay, M ^a   Echchakir, H ^a   Lecossier, D ^a   Laine P ^a   Herman, D ^b   Hance, A J ^a   Soler, P ^a   Tazi, A ^a,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Allergy; Cytokine mRNA; RT PCR; Wasp venom

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; MESSENGER RNA; WASP VENOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSECT ALLERGY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030742302     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1997.4421340.x     Document Type: Article

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