E-cadherin: Gatekeeper of airway mucosa and allergic sensitization

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 248-255

  Nawijn, Martijn C ^a   Hackett, Tillie L ^b   Postma, Dirkje S ^a   van Oosterhout, Antoon J M ^a   Heijink, Irene H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UVOMORULIN;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CADHERINS; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA;

EID: 79957709087     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: 14714981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2011.03.004     Document Type: Review

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