Genes that regulate interleukin-4 expression in T cells

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 776-781

  Szabo, Susanne J ^a   Glimcher, Laurie H ^a   Ho, I Cheng ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 4; PROTEIN; STAT6 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR C MAF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ATOPY; BINDING SITE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031460347     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(97)80177-X     Document Type: Article

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