Age-related differentiations of Th1/Th2 cytokines in newborn infants
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Age-related differentiations of Th1/Th2 cytokines in newborn infants.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate age-related differentiation of immune response in newborns by measuring serum concentrations of interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) during the perinatal period. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Fifty-seven healthy term neonates, their mothers and 25 healthy adults (controls) age-matched to the mothers were included in the study. Cytokine conce...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mediators of Inflammation
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0962-9351,1466-1861
DOI: 10.1080/09629350410001688468