Influence of age and gender on serum eotaxin concentration in healthy and allergic people

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 277-282

  Targowski, T ^a   Jahnz Rozyk K ^a   Plusa, T ^a   Glodzinska Wyszogrodzka, E ^a  

^a MILITARY INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alergic inflammation; Allergy; CC chemokines; Eotaxin

Indexed keywords

EOTAXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGY; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEMOKINES, CC; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS, EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POACEAE; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEX FACTORS; TREES;

EID: 33244495084     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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