Reduction of allergen-specific IgE production by laughter [2] (multiple letters)

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-77

  Kimata, H ^a,b  

^a Uji Takeda Hospital   (Japan)

^b Ujitakeda Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; POVIDONE IODINE; ZINC OXIDE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HUMOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INFORMED CONSENT; JAPANESE CEDAR; LEISURE; LETTER; MONOCYTE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; CRYPTOMERIA; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LAUGHTER; MALE; POLLEN;

EID: 1242314783     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2004.01294.x     Document Type: Letter

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