Increased serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine and cutaneous T cell-attracting chemokine levels in children with atopic dermatitis

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 346-351

  Song, T W ^a   Sohn, M H ^a   Kim, E S ^a   Kim, K W ^a   Kim, K E ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; CTACK; TARC

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CUTANEOUS T CELL ATTRACTING CHEMOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; THYMUS AND ACTIVATION REGULATED CHEMOKINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEMOKINES, CC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33644751300     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02430.x     Document Type: Article

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