Interleukin-4 and interferon-γ: The quintessence of a mutual antagonistic relationship

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 459-468

  Paludan, S R ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4;

EID: 0031731993     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1998.00435.x     Document Type: Review

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