Regulation of mast cell number and function

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 497-516

  Kirshenbaum, Arnold ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 4; STEM CELL FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MAST CELL; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

EID: 0033918533     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(05)70293-8     Document Type: Article

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