Regulation of interleukin 4 gene transcription: Alterations in atopic disease?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 3 II, 2000, Pages

  Wierenga, E A ^a   Messer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; CALCIUM; CYCLOSPORIN A; INTERLEUKIN 4; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; NUCLEAR FACTOR; PROTEIN KINASE C; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TACROLIMUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ATOPY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; DNA BINDING; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELPER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTO ONCOGENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0033834840     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.supplement_2.ras-5     Document Type: Review

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