Respiratory syncytial virus induces selective production of the chemokine RANTES by upper airway epithelial cells

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 497-504

  Saito, Tadahito ^a   Deskin, Ronald W ^a   Casola, Antonella ^a   Häeberle, Helene ^a   Olszewska, Barbara ^a   Ernst, Peter B ^a   Alam, Rafeul ^a   Ogra, Pearay L ^a   Garofalo, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; RANTES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BRONCHIOLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS;

EID: 0031019933     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.3.497     Document Type: Article

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