Cytokines in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Research in Immunology

Volumn 149, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 466-477

  Kurup, Viswanath P ^a   Grunig, G ^b   Knutsen, A P ^c   Murali, P S ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ASPERGILLOSIS; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOMA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032078602     PISSN: 09232494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2494(98)80770-0     Document Type: Article

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