Effects of Hydrocortisone on the Differentiation of Human T Helper 2 Cells

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 208-214

  Sun, L ^a   Yu, G ^b   Yang, S ^c   Zhang, L ^a  

^a Departments of Neurology   (China)

^b Medical Examination Center   (China)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B7 ANTIGEN; CD28 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMOBILIZED ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TH0 CELL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FETAL BLOOD; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 79551679161     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2010.02500.x     Document Type: Article

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