Glucocorticoids induce a Th2 response in vitro

Developmental Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 233-243

  Ramírez, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activation; CD4+ T cells; Cytokines; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HELPER CELL; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE REACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031771253     PISSN: 10446672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1998/73401     Document Type: Conference Paper

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