Serum leptin levels in patients with pollen-induced allergic rhinitis

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-218

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Filaci, Gilberto ^a   Negrini, Simone ^a   De Amici, Mara ^b   Fenoglio, Daniela ^a   Marseglia, Gianluigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Allergic rhinitis; Leptin; Pollen

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEPTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLERGENS; BODY MASS INDEX; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CELL COUNT; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEX FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53449087605     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000161581     Document Type: Article

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