Cytokine mRNA expression in patients with mild allergic asthma following low dose or cumulative dose allergen provocation
- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical and Experimental Allergy
- Vol. 31 (5) , 791-800
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2222.2001.01078.x
Abstract
Background Allergen provocation is a very useful way to study the inflammatory response in asthmatic patients. Although cumulative dose regimens are most often applied, another provocation model with...Keywords
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