T helper cell population and eosinophilia in nasal polyps

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 297-301

  Cheng, W ^a   Zheng, Chunquan ^a   Tian, J ^a   Shi, G ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eosinophilia; Flow cytometry; Nasal polyps; T helper cells: TH1, TH2

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CYTOTOXICITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE POLYP; SKIN TEST; TH2 CELL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYTOKINES; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 35548943700     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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