Endotoxin exposure in allergy and asthma: Reconciling a paradox

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 379-392

  Liu, Andrew H ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Endotoxin; Hygiene; IFN ; IL 12; Infection; LPS; Prevention; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFLAMMATION; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 0036126725     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.122157     Document Type: Article

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