T cell subsets and cytokines in allergic and non-allergic children. I. Analysis of IL-4, IFN-γ and IL-13 mRNA expression and protein production

Cytokine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 416-426

  Koning, H ^a,b   Neijens, H J ^a   Baert, M R M ^a,b   Oranje, A P ^c   Savelkoul, H F J ^b  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergy; Children; IFN ; IL 13; IL 4

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0031172627     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1996.0184     Document Type: Article

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