Interleukin-16 in patients with alopecia areata [3]

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-57

  Tanyasiri, Kanlaya ^a   Hira, Kayako ^a   Mitsuishi, Kouichi ^a   Ueki, Rie ^a   Sekigawa, Iwao ^b   Ogawa, Hideoki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY URAYASU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 16;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-16; MALE;

EID: 11144268160     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2004.09.006     Document Type: Letter

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