Basophil secretion in chronic urticaria: Autoantibody-dependent or not?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 729-730

  Kaplan, Allen P ^a   Joseph, Kusumam ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE SHP 1;

ASTHMA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BASOPHIL; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE COURSE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT ALLERGY; LETTER; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SKIN TEST; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

AUTOANTIBODIES; BASOPHILS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; URTICARIA;

EID: 34548312126     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.05.008     Document Type: Letter

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