Serum sCD23 in patients with lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-135

  Bansal, Amolak S ^a   Bruce, Jon ^b   Wilson, Phillip B ^c   Anyiwo, Clement E ^d  

^a EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD23 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; MALE; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

EID: 0031842805     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655498750003500     Document Type: Article

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