T cells and chronic asthma

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 133-135

  Kon, Onn M ^a   Kay, A B ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti CD4; Asthma; CD4; CD8; Cyclosporin A; T cells

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; OKT 4;

ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHILIA; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MEMORY CELL; MUCUS SECRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; T LYMPHOCYTE; TISSUE INJURY; VIRUS;

EID: 0032915220     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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