The increase of plasma galectin-9 in a patient with insulin allergy: A case report

Clinical and Molecular Allergy

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Chagan Yasutan, Haorile ^a   Shiratori, Beata ^a   Siddiqi, Umme R ^a   Saitoh, Hiroki ^a   Ashino, Yugo ^a   Arikawa, Tomohiro ^b   Hirashima, Mitsuomi ^b   Hattori, Toshio ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECALECTIN; EOTAXIN 3; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSULIN ASPART; OSTEOPONTIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN ALLERGY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 77955406114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14767961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7961-8-12     Document Type: Article

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