Equilibria of humans and our indigenous microbiota affecting asthma

Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 69-71

  Blaser, Martin J ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Helicobacter pylori; Immunity; Microbiota; T cells

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPITHELIUM CELL; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; LIFESTYLE; LYMPHOID CELL; MICROBIOME; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH EPITHELIUM; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ASTHMA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; METAGENOME; STOMACH; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84862615466     PISSN: 15463222     EISSN: 19435665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/pats.201108-048MS     Document Type: Conference Paper

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