Seasonal variations in T-lymphocyte response to grass pollen allergens from pollen-allergic patients and healthy controls

Experimental and Clinical Immunogenetics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 144-153

  Jepsen, K F ^a,b   Nielsen, L ^a   Olsen, O T ^a   Bendtzen, K ^b   Poulsen, L K ^a  

^a Laboratory of Medical Allergology Allergy Unit 7542   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergy; Grass pollen allergen; IL 4; IL 5; Interferon ; Proliferation; Seasonal variation; T helper cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031770481     PISSN: 02549670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000019066     Document Type: Article

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