Invariant natural killer T cells and asthma: Immunologic reality or methodologic artifact?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 882-885

  Brooks, Collin R ^a   Weinkove, Robert ^b   Hermans, Ian F ^b   Van Dalen, Christine J ^a   Douwes, Jeroen ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MALAGHAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHMA; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 77957761029     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.06.041     Document Type: Article

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