Development of long term tolerance versus sensitisation to environmental allergens during the perinatal period

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 782-787

  Holt, P G ^a   Macaubas, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031447109     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(97)80178-1     Document Type: Article

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