The production of IL-18, IL-12 and TNF-alpha by alveolar macrophages in sarcoidosis and hypersensitivity pneumonitis

B. M. Chen, Z. H. Tong, J. Guzman, U. Costabel (Essen, Bochum, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Advances in pathobiology of parenchymal and airway disorders
Session: Advances in pathobiology of parenchymal and airway disorders
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1150
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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