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This is a selection of articles from the November 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Allergy & Immunology headlines.
Requirement of secondary lymphoid tissues for the induction of primary and secondary T cell responses against Listeria monocytogenes
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - November 30, 2007 Authors: Mischo Kursar, Nathalie Jänner, Klaus Pfeffer, Volker Brinkmann, Stefan H. E. Kaufmann, Hans-Willi Mittrücker Source Type: news
Adiponectin and inflammation: Consensus and controversy.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - November 30, 2007 Authors: Fantuzzi G Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Allergy to human seminal fluid: Cross-reactivity with dog dander.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - November 30, 2007 Authors: Basagaña M, Bartolomé B, Pastor C, Torres F, Alonso R, Vivanco F, Cisteró-Bahíma A Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Involvement of eosinophils in the onset of asthma.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - November 30, 2007 Authors: Matsumoto K, Tamari M, Saito H Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Regulatory T Cells in Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
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Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - November 29, 2007 Tags: Allergy/Clinical Immunology Source Type: news
Concentra Medical Centers Gears Up For Flu Season To Keep Area Workforce Healthy
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Running to stand still: BCR-like signaling suppresses type I IFN responses in pDC.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - November 29, 2007 Authors: Swiecki MK, Colonna M Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: news
Correction: TGF-beta regulates pathology but not tissue CD8(+) T cell dysfunction during experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - November 29, 2007 Authors: Martin DL, Postan M, Lucas P, Gress R, Tarleton RL Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: news
Estrogen distinctively modulates spleen DC from (NZBxNZW) F1 female mice in various disease development stages.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - November 29, 2007 Authors: Jiang B, Sun L, Hao S, Li X, Hou Y Tags: Cell Immunol Source Type: news
Pathophysiological aspects of memory B-cell development.
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Source: Trends in Immunology - November 29, 2007 Authors: Roulland S, Suarez F, Hermine O, Nadel B Tags: Trends Immunol Source Type: news
Budesonide May Improve Refractory Celiac Disease
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Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - November 28, 2007 Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Classification of Ocular Allergy
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Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - November 28, 2007 Tags: Allergy/Clinical Immunology Source Type: news
Molecular genetics and mechanisms of apoptosis in carcinomas of the lung and pleura: Therapeutic targets.
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Source: International Immunopharmacology - November 28, 2007 Authors: Motadi LR, Misso NL, Dlamini Z, Bhoola KD Tags: Int Immunopharmacol Source Type: news
Akorn, Inc. Announces FDA Approval For Unit Dose Preservative Free Tetanus Diphtheria Vaccine
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Evaluation of an Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay for Detection of IgM and IgG Antibodies against Yellow Fever Virus.
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Source: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology - November 28, 2007 Authors: Niedrig M, Kürsteiner O, Herzog C, Sonnenberg K Tags: Clin Vaccine Immunol Source Type: news
Interleukin-15 Increases Vaccine Efficacy through a Mechanism Linked to Dendritic Cell Maturation and Enhanced Antibody Titers.
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Source: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology - November 28, 2007 Authors: Saikh KU, Kissner TL, Nystrom S, Ruthel G, Ulrich RG Tags: Clin Vaccine Immunol Source Type: news
L-arginine metabolism and its impact on host immunity against
Leishmania
infection
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Source: Immunologic Research - November 27, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
Researchers Transfer Immune Response To Myeloma Patient, Study Points To Potential Cancer Vaccination
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 27, 2007 Source Type: news
CD1 antigen presentation: how it works
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - November 26, 2007 Authors: Duarte C. BarralMichael B. Brenner Tags: Review Source Type: news
Generating intrathymic microenvironments to establish T-cell tolerance
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - November 26, 2007 Authors: Graham AndersonPeter J. L. LaneEric J. Jenkinson Tags: Review Source Type: news
Type 1 diabetes as a relapsing–remitting disease?
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - November 26, 2007 Authors: Matthias von HerrathSrinath SandaKevan Herold Tags: Perspective Source Type: news
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - November 26, 2007 Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: news
An optimized immunohistochemical method for detection of phosphorylated mitogen-activated protein kinases.
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Source: Journal of Immunological Methods - November 26, 2007 Authors: Teraishi T, Miura K, Imaki J Tags: J Immunol Methods Source Type: news
Generation and application of new rat monoclonal antibodies against synthetic FLAG and OLLAS tags for improved immunodetection.
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Source: Journal of Immunological Methods - November 26, 2007 Authors: Park SH, Cheong C, Idoyaga J, Kim JY, Choi JH, Do Y, Lee H, Jo JH, Oh YS, Im W, Steinman RM, Park CG Tags: J Immunol Methods Source Type: news
[Preview] CD4 and CD8: Hogging All the Lck
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Source: Immunity - November 25, 2007 Source Type: news
[Article] SOCS3 Protein Developmentally Regulates the Chemokine Receptor CXCR4-FAK Signaling Pathway during B Lymphopoiesis
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Source: Immunity - November 25, 2007 Source Type: news
[Article] Antagonistic Interactions between Ikaros and the Chromatin Remodeler Mi-2β Determine Silencer Activity and Cd4 Gene Expression
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Source: Immunity - November 25, 2007 Source Type: news
[Article] Foxp3 Transcription-Factor-Dependent and -Independent Regulation of the Regulatory T Cell Transcriptional Signature
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Source: Immunity - November 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Pediatric Asthma: A Year in Review
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Source: Pediatric Asthma, Allergy - November 25, 2007 Tags: Original Papers Source Type: news
Anaphylaxis after Booster Influenza Vaccine Due to Gelatin Allergy
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Source: Pediatric Asthma, Allergy - November 25, 2007 Tags: Original Papers Source Type: news
Autoimmune Urticaria
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Source: Pediatric Asthma, Allergy - November 25, 2007 Tags: Original Papers Source Type: news
Follicular shuttling of marginal zone B cells facilitates antigen transport
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Source: Nature Immunology - November 25, 2007 Authors: Guy CinamonMarcus A ZachariahOlivia M LamFrank W FossJason G Cyster Tags: Article Source Type: news
B cells and Herpesviruses: A model of lymphoproliferation.
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Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - November 24, 2007 Authors: Barozzi P, Potenza L, Riva G, Vallerini D, Quadrelli C, Bosco R, Forghieri F, Torelli G, Luppi M Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: news
B cells in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - November 24, 2007 Authors: Bugatti S, Codullo V, Caporali R, Montecucco C Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: news
RAG-mediated secondary rearrangements of B-cell antigen receptors in rheumatoid synovial tissue.
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Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - November 24, 2007 Authors: Rochas C, Hillion S, Youinou P, Jamin C, Devauchelle-Pensec V Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: news
Construction of recombinant Lactobacillus casei efficiently surface displayed and secreted porcine parvovirus VP2 protein and comparison of the immune responses induced by oral immunization
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Source: Immunology - November 22, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: news
Clinicians May In Future Treat Diseases By Regulating The Immune Response
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 22, 2007 Source Type: news
St. Jude Finds Molecule That Could Improve Cancer Vaccine And Therapy For Other Diseases
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 22, 2007 Source Type: news
SLE serum induces classical caspase-dependent apoptosis independent of death receptors.
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Source: Clinical Immunology - November 22, 2007 Authors: Bengtsson AA, Gullstrand B, Truedsson L, Sturfelt G Tags: Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Regulation of constitutive and microbial pathogen-induced human macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene expression.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - November 22, 2007 Authors: Roger T, Ding X, Chanson AL, Renner P, Calandra T Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: news
Sputum indoleamine-2, 3-dioxygenase activity is increased in asthmatic airways by using inhaled corticosteroids.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - November 22, 2007 Authors: Maneechotesuwan K, Supawita S, Kasetsinsombat K, Wongkajornsilp A, Barnes PJ Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
The activity of lipopeptide TLR2 agonists critically depends on the presence of solubilizers
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - November 22, 2007 Authors: Söhnke Voss, Artur J. Ulmer, Günther Jung, Karl-Heinz Wiesmüller, Roland Brock Source Type: news
Defective Artemis nuclease is characterized by coding joints with microhomology in long palindromic-nucleotide stretches
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - November 22, 2007 Authors: Mirjam van der Burg, Nicole S. Verkaik, Alexander T. den Dekker, Barbara H. Barendregt, Ingrid Pico-Knijnenburg, Ilhan Tezcan, Jacques J. M. vanDongen, Dik C. van Gent Source Type: news
IFN-[bgr] protects from vascular leakage via up-regulation of CD73
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - November 22, 2007 Authors: Jan Kiss, Gennady G. Yegutkin, Kaisa Koskinen, Timo Savunen, Sirpa Jalkanen, Marko Salmi Source Type: news
Activation-induced cytidine deaminase induces DNA break repair events more frequently in the Ig switch region than other sites in the mammalian genome.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - November 22, 2007 Authors: Lee SA, Parsa JY, Martin A, Baker MD Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: news
TLR9 signaling is essential for the innate NK cell response in murine cutaneous leishmaniasis.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - November 22, 2007 Authors: Liese J, Schleicher U, Bogdan C Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: news
IFN-beta protects from vascular leakage via up-regulation of CD73.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - November 22, 2007 Authors: Kiss J, Yegutkin GG, Koskinen K, Savunen T, Jalkanen S, Salmi M Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: news
Lipid transfer protein-linked hazelnut allergy in children from a non-Mediterranean birch-endemic area.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - November 22, 2007 Authors: Flinterman AE, Akkerdaas JH, den Hartog Jager CF, Rigby NM, Fernandez-Rivas M, Hoekstra MO, Bruijnzeel-Koomen CA, Knulst AC, van Ree R, Pasmans SG Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
TGFB1 promoter polymorphism C-509T and pathophysiology of asthma.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - November 22, 2007 Authors: Ueda T, Niimi A, Matsumoto H, Takemura M, Yamaguchi M, Matsuoka H, Jinnai M, Chin K, Minakuchi M, Cheng L, Shirakawa T, Mishima M Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
CD56+ Cells are Recruited to the Uterus in Two Waves: at Ovulation and During the First 2 Weeks after Missed Menses
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Source: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology - November 21, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: news
Pillars article: antigen presentation by hapten-specific B lymphocytes. 1. Role of surface immunoglobulin receptors. J. Exp. Med. 1984. 160: 1102 1113.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Rock KL, Benacerraf B, Abbas AK Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Invertebrate immune systems specific, quasi-specific, or nonspecific?
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Rowley AF, Powell A Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Ex Vivo Expansion of CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ T Regulatory Cells Based on Synergy between IL-2 and 4-1BB Signaling.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Elpek KG, Yolcu ES, Franke DD, Lacelle C, Schabowsky RH, Shirwan H Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
PECAM-1 Ligation Negatively Regulates TLR4 Signaling in Macrophages.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Rui Y, Liu X, Li N, Jiang Y, Chen G, Cao X, Wang J Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
CCL2 Inhibits the Apoptosis Program Induced by Growth Factor Deprivation, Rescuing Functional T Cells.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Diaz-Guerra E, Vernal R, Del Prete MJ, Silva A, Garcia-Sanz JA Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
NKp30 Ligation Induces Rapid Activation of the Canonical NF-{kappa}B Pathway in NK Cells.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Pandey R, Destephan CM, Madge LA, May MJ, Orange JS Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Sensitive Gene Expression Profiling of Human T Cell Subsets Reveals Parallel Post-Thymic Differentiation for CD4+ and CD8+ Lineages.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Appay V, Bosio A, Lokan S, Wiencek Y, Biervert C, Küsters D, Devevre E, Speiser D, Romero P, Rufer N, Leyvraz S Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Therapeutic Effect of Anthracene-Based Anticancer Agent Ethonafide in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Piao WH, Wong R, Bai XF, Huang J, Campagnolo DI, Dorr RT, Vollmer TL, Shi FD Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Murine Lupus Susceptibility Locus Sle1a Controls Regulatory T Cell Number and Function through Multiple Mechanisms.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Cuda CM, Wan S, Sobel ES, Croker BP, Morel L Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Dose-dependent differential regulation of cytokine secretion from macrophages by fractalkine.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Mizutani N, Sakurai T, Shibata T, Uchida K, Fujita J, Kawashima R, Kawamura YI, Toyama-Sorimachi N, Imai T, Dohi T Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Continuous RANKL Inhibition in Osteoprotegerin Transgenic Mice and Rats Suppresses Bone Resorption without Impairing Lymphorganogenesis or Functional Immune Responses.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Stolina M, Dwyer D, Ominsky MS, Corbin T, Van G, Bolon B, Sarosi I, McCabe J, Zack DJ, Kostenuik P Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Role of CD30 in b/t segregation in the spleen.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Bekiaris V, Withers D, Glanville SH, McConnell FM, Parnell SM, Kim MY, Gaspal FM, Jenkinson E, Sweet C, Anderson G, Lane PJ Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
A Hypoallergenic Vaccine Obtained by Tail-to-Head Restructuring of Timothy Grass Pollen Profilin, Phl p 12, for the Treatment of Cross-Sensitization to Profilin.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Westritschnig K, Linhart B, Focke-Tejkl M, Pavkov T, Keller W, Ball T, Mari A, Hartl A, Stöcklinger A, Scheiblhofer S, Thalhamer J, Ferreira F, Vieths S, Vogel L, Böhm A, Valent P, Valenta R Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
A Novel Population of Human Melanoma-Specific CD8 T Cells Recognizes Melan-AMART-1 Immunodominant Nonapeptide but Not the Corresponding Decapeptide.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Derré L, Ferber M, Touvrey C, Devevre E, Zoete V, Leimgruber A, Romero P, Michielin O, Lévy F, Speiser DE Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Differential Requirements by CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells for Soluble and Membrane TNF in Control of Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain Intramacrophage Growth.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Cowley SC, Sedgwick JD, Elkins KL Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Heme Oxygenase-1 Inhibits the Expression of Adhesion Molecules Associated with Endothelial Cell Activation via Inhibition of NF-{kappa}B RelA Phosphorylation at Serine 276.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Seldon MP, Silva G, Pejanovic N, Larsen R, Gregoire IP, Filipe J, Anrather J, Soares MP Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Amelioration of Chronic Murine Colitis by Peptide-Mediated Transduction of the I{kappa}B Kinase Inhibitor NEMO Binding Domain Peptide.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - November 21, 2007 Authors: Davé SH, Tilstra JS, Matsuoka K, Li F, Karrasch T, Uno JK, Sepulveda AR, Jobin C, Baldwin AS, Robbins PD, Plevy SE Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Functional expression of h4 histamine receptor in human natural killer cells, monocytes, and dendritic cells.
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