Unstimulated basophils in atopic and nonatopic subjects express intracellular interleukin-4: Detection by flow cytometry

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 891-896

  Kon, O M ^a   Sihra, B S ^a   Till, S J ^a   Corrigan, C J ^a   Kay, A B ^a   Grant, J A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Basophils; Cytokines; Flow cytometry; Interleukin 4

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCHROME; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BASOPHIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

EID: 0031662041     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03997.x     Document Type: Article

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