Developmental programming of allergic diseases

Chemical Immunology and Allergy

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-84

  Pincus, Maike ^a   Arck, Petra ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84925863865     PISSN: 16602242     EISSN: 16622898     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/00033649915     Document Type: Article

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