Roxithromycin enhances lymphocyte apoptosis in Dermatophagoides-sensitive childhood asthma [1]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 646-647

  Noma, Takeshi ^a   Ogawa, Norifumi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; FAS LIGAND; PROTEIN BCL 2; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; APOPTOSIS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

EID: 0037339073     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1379     Document Type: Letter

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