Eosinophilic inflammation in upper respiratory tract

Teikyo Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Iino, Yukiko ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic otitis media; Eosinophilic sinusitis; IL 5; Intractable; Viscous effusion

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 5; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EFFUSION; EOSINOPHIL; INFLAMMATION; OTITIS MEDIA; SINUSITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 15544364875     PISSN: 03875547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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