Eosinophils and eosinophil-associated cytokines in allergic inflammation

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 196-199

  Kay, A B ^a   Barata, L ^a   Meng, Qiu ^a   Durham, S R ^a   Ying, Sun ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytokines; Eosinophils; IL 4; IL 5

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; MESSENGER RNA;

ALLERGIC REACTION; APOPTOSIS; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CELL DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; EOSINOPHIL; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ASTHMA; CYTOKINES; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5;

EID: 0030975267     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237545     Document Type: Article

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