Basophil and eosinophil accumulation and mast cell degranulation in the nasal mucosa of patients with hay fever after local allergen provocation

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 677-686

  KleinJan, Alex ^a   McEuen, Alan R ^b   Dijkstra, Mariska D ^a   Buckley, Mark G ^b   Walls, Andrew F ^b   Fokkens, Wytske J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen provocation; Allergic rhinitis; Basophils; Chymase; Eosinophils; Grass pollen; Hay fever; Mast cells; Nasal mucosa; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHYMASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BASOPHILIA; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; TIME;

EID: 0033784393     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.109621     Document Type: Article

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