Vaginal allergic response in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-30

  Fan, S R ^a,b   Liao, Q P ^a   Liu, X P ^b   Liu, Z H ^a   Zhang, D ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY SHENZHEN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Allergic response; Chemokines; Cytokines; Immunoglobulin; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 40649120412     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.08.024     Document Type: Article

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