Reduced interferon-γ production in infants with bronchiolitis and asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 1417-1422

  Renzi, Paolo M ^a,b   Turgeon, Jean P ^a   Marcotte, Jacques E ^a   Drblik, Susan P ^a   Bérubé, Denis ^a   Gagnon, Marie F ^a   Spier, Sheldon ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 0032914143     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.5.9805080     Document Type: Article

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