Eotaxin: An important chemokine in asthma;L'eotaxine, une chémokine importante dans l'asthme

Revue Medicale de Liege

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 223-226

  Hemelaers, L ^a   Louis, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Eosinophil; Eotaxin

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; EOTAXIN; BETA CHEMOKINE;

ASTHMA; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; PATHOGENESIS; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASTHMA; CHEMOKINES, CC; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS;

EID: 33745010971     PISSN: 00353663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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