Human lung mast cells release small amounts of interleukin-4 and tumour necrosis factor-α in response to stimulation by anti-IgE and stem cell factor

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 327, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-78

  Gibbs, Bernhard F ^a   Arm, Jonathan P ^b   Gibson, Kumudika ^b   Lee, Tak H ^b   Pearce, Frederick L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histamine; Interleukin 4; Mast cell; TNF (tumor necrosis factor )

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 4; STEM CELL FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MAST CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031004537     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)89680-X     Document Type: Article

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