Inflammatory cytokine expression on nasal polyps developed in allergic and infectious rhinitis

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 302-306

  Min, Yang Gi ^a   Lee, Chul Hee ^a   Rhee, Chae Seo ^a   Kim, Kwang Hyun ^a   Kim, Chung Seop ^a   Koh, Young Yull ^a   Min, Kyung Up ^a   Anderson, Phil L ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b 121st General Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; cytokine; infectious rhinitis; nasal polyp

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE POLYP; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0030892327     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709117792     Document Type: Conference Paper

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