CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells are not functionally impaired in adult patients with IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy [1]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 934-936

  Tiemessen, Machteld M ^a   Van Hoffen, Els ^a   Knulst, André C ^a   Van der Zee, Joke Afke ^a   Knol, Edward F ^a   Taams, Leonie S ^b  

^a Dept of Dermatology/Allergology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; CASEIN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; FOOD ALLERGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHYLAXIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FOOD ALLERGY; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LETTER; MILK ALLERGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TH2 CELL;

EID: 0036907478     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.128856     Document Type: Letter

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