Differences in cellular infiltrates in the adenoid of allergic children compared with age- and gender-matched controls

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-195

  Fokkens, W J ^a   Vinke, J G ^a   De Jong, S S ^a   Bogaert, D P V D ^a   Kleinjan, A ^a   Eichhorn, E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adenold; Allergy; Children; Immunohistochemistry; Langerhans cell; Lymphoid tissue

Indexed keywords

CD1 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CHYMASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; TRYPTASE;

ADENOID; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ADENOIDS; ANTIGENS, CD1; ANTIGENS, CD3; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHILS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN-4; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MAST CELLS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0031931550     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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