Study on cytokines IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 in patients of chronic allergic rhinitis treated with acupuncture

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 104-111

  Petti, Filomena Bangrazi ^a,b   Liguori, Aldo ^a,b   Ippoliti, Flora ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUNTEER; ADULT; BLOOD; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERENNIAL RHINITIS;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 0036594311     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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