Low tumor necrosis factor α levels and neutrophil counts in nasal lavage after mold exposure

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 210-215

  Hellgren, Ulla Maija ^a   Leino, Marina ^a   Aarnisalo, Antti A ^b   Mussalo Rauhamaa, Helena ^c   Alenius, Harri ^a   Reijula, Kari ^a,d  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; MACROPHAGE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MOULD; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NOSE MUCUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 63449097929     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60083-X     Document Type: Article

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