Expression of the IL-4 receptor α-subunit is increased in bronchial biopsy specimens from atopic and nonatopic asthmatic subjects

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 859-866

  Kotsimbos, Thomas C ^a   Ghaffar, Omar ^a   Minshall, Eleanor M ^a   Humbert, Marc ^b   Durham, Stephen R ^b   Pfister, Rudi ^c   Menz, Gunter ^c   Kay, A Barry ^b   Hamid, Qutayba A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Asthma and Allergy Clinic   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atopic asthma; IgE; IL 4; IL 4 receptor; Intrinsic asthma

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

EID: 0031723763     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70029-6     Document Type: Article

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