More alternative activation of macrophages in lungs of asthmatic patients

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 831-833

  Melgert, Barbro N ^a,b   Ten Hacken, Nick H ^b   Rutgers, Bea ^b   Timens, Wim ^b   Postma, Dirkje S ^b   Hylkema, MacHteld N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; MANNOSE RECEPTOR; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LETTER; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST; TH2 CELL; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 79952316010     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.10.045     Document Type: Article

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