Plasma concentration of thymus and activation-regulated chemokine is elevated in childhood asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 404-409

  Leung, Ting Fan ^a   Wong, Chun Kwok ^b   Chan, Iris H S ^b   Ip, Wai Ki ^b   Lam, Christopher W K ^b   Wong, Gary W K ^a  

^a Department of Pediatrics Hong Kong ^*  (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Immunoglobulin E; Spirometry; Thymus and activation regulated chemokine

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; THYMUS AND ACTIVATION REGULATED CHEMOKINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0036736773     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.126378     Document Type: Article

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