Serum interleukins 12 and 18 and immunoglobulin E concentrations and allergic symptoms in Japanese schoolchildren

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-19

  Ando, M ^a   Shima, Masayuki ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergy; Asthma; Atopic eczema; Children; Immunoglobulin E, IgE; Interleukin 12, IL 12; Interleukin 18, IL 18

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 18 BINDING PROTEIN;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENDER; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CITIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-18; JAPAN; MALE; RHINITIS;

EID: 33847132793     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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