Increased expression of major basic protein (MBP) and interleukin-5 (IL-5) in middle ear biopsy specimens from atopic patients with persistent otitis media with effusion

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 533-538

  Wright, Erin D ^a,b   Hurst, David ^c   Miotto, Deborah ^a   Giguere, Chantal ^b   Hamid, Qutayba ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 5; MAJOR BASIC PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTITIS MEDIA; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TH2 CELL;

EID: 0033737495     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2000.109472     Document Type: Article

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