Signal transduction through interferon-gamma receptor on human eosinophils

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 443-446

  Ochiai, Kenichi ^a   Ishihara, C ^a   Tomioka, H ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eosinophils; IFN receptor; Jak 1; Jak 2; Stat1

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA BINDING; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032914187     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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