Seasonal variation in interleukin 4 in patients with hayfever

Cytokine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 543-546

  Jones, K P ^a   Morris, R H K ^a   Rolf, S ^a   Davies, B H ^b  

^a UWIC   (United Kingdom)

^b LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ECP; Eosinophils; Hayfever; IL 4; Immunoassay; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 0033923248     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1999.0590     Document Type: Article

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