Histamine release from blood cells and serum ECP in patients with asthma, during and after a mild pollen season.

Inflamm Res

Department of Clinical Physiology, Institute of Medicine and Care, Faculty of Health, University of Linköping, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden.

Published: April 2005

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