A distinct role for interleukin-13 in Th2-cell-mediated immune responses

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 339-342

  McKenzie, Grahame J ^a   Bancroft, Allison ^b   Grencis, Richard K ^b   McKenzie, Andrew N J ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; NIPPOSTRONGYLUS; VERMES;

EID: 0032510452     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70134-4     Document Type: Article

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