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The Effect of Japanese Cedar-specific Immunotherapy on Cytokine Production in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

Atsuko Nakano From the Departments of Otolaryngology, Chiba Cardiovascular Center and Chiba University School of Medicine, Ichihara City, Japan
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Koichi Nakano From the Departments of Otolaryngology, Chiba Cardiovascular Center and Chiba University School of Medicine, Ichihara City, Japan
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Toru Okawa From the Departments of Otolaryngology, Chiba Cardiovascular Center and Chiba University School of Medicine, Ichihara City, Japan
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Takayuki Yamakoshi From the Departments of Otolaryngology, Chiba Cardiovascular Center and Chiba University School of Medicine, Ichihara City, Japan
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Nobuhisa Terada From the Departments of Otolaryngology, Chiba Cardiovascular Center and Chiba University School of Medicine, Ichihara City, Japan
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Tsutomu Numata From the Departments of Otolaryngology, Chiba Cardiovascular Center and Chiba University School of Medicine, Ichihara City, Japan
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Akiyoshi Konno From the Departments of Otolaryngology, Chiba Cardiovascular Center and Chiba University School of Medicine, Ichihara City, Japan
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Pages 54-60 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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