Serum cytokines in patients with Brazilian pemphigus foliaceus (fogo selvagem)

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1065-1068

  Zeoti, D M ^a   Figueiredo, J F C ^a   Chiossi, M P V ^a   Roselino, A M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bullous dematoses; Cytokines; Fogo selvagem; Pemphigus; Pemphigus foliaceus

Indexed keywords

PEMPHIGUS;

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PEMPHIGUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CYTOKINES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034269007     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2000000900012     Document Type: Article

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