Identification of novel IL-4/Stat6-regulated genes in T lymphocytes

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 171, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3627-3635

  Chen, Zhi ^a   Lund, Riikka ^a   Aittokallio, Tero ^a   Kosonen, Minna ^a   Nevalainen, Olli ^a   Lahesmaa, Riitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; STAT6 PROTEIN;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; B LYMPHOCYTE; BASOPHIL; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAST CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH2 CELL; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0141920618     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.7.3627     Document Type: Article

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