Atopic keratoconjunctivitis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 59, Issue 78, 2004, Pages 71-73

  Bonini, S ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b IRCSS S Raffaele   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Conjunctural hyperreactivity; Eosinophils; Polyclonal lgE activation; Th2 cytokine profile

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ATOPIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; ATOPY; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 3442891267     PISSN: 01081675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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