IL-13 overexpression predisposes to anaphylaxis following antigen sensitization

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2712-2716

  Fallon, P G ^a   Emson, C L ^a   Smith, P ^a   McKenzie, A N J ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; HISTAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 13;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; TH2 CELL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0035865095     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.4.2712     Document Type: Article

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