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Review
. 2011 Jun;44(3):591-601, viii.
doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.03.002.

Immunology of allergy

Minka Schofield  1 , Karen H Calhoun
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Review

Immunology of allergy

Minka Schofield et al. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

Knowledge of the immune system is advancing rapidly. This review provides an update on the allergy players-the cells and major mediators-and the form and function of each; discusses how these cells and mediators weave together in the elegant but destructive dance of allergy; and details how specific immunotherapy can cure allergy.

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