Characteristics of fatal asthma: CD8 positive T cells producing IFN-γ and IL-18 were recruited into small airways in fatal asthma

Y. Sakazaki, T. Hoshino, M. Sawada, T. Kawayama, Y. Kitasato, S. Takata, M. Yoshida, S. Kato, H. Aizawa (Kurume, Koga, Fukuoka, Okinawa, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - COPD and asthma - from the cell to the clinic
Session: COPD and asthma - from the cell to the clinic
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 4483
Disease area: Airway diseases

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