Immunotherapy in Asthma (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
Contributors: Jean Bousquet (Editor); Hans Yssel (Editor)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: August 24, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 720
ISBN-13: 9780824701765
Subjects: Allergies; Respiratory medicine; Specific disorders & therapies; Medical / Nursing; Asthma; Medical; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Allergens; Immunology; Immunotherapy
First sentence: About a decade ago, Mosmann and co-workers reported that CD4+ mouse T helper cell clones could be divided into two mutually exclusive subpopulations, called T helper type (Th1) and Th2 cells, based on the cytokines that they secrete, as well as on their functional properties (1).