Immune responses against Streptococcus pyogenes in human palatine tonsils

Laryngoscope

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 634-639

  Kerakawauchi, Hideomi ^a   Kurono, Yuichi ^a   Mogi, Goro ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MALE; PALATINE TONSIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0030990656     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199705000-00015     Document Type: Article

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