Alcohol
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 171-174 , July 2004

Alcohol and immunology: introduction to and summary of the 2003 Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting

  • Elizabeth J. Kovacs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
    • Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
    • Burn and Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
    • Alcohol Research Program, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Departments of Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy and Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Building 110, Room 4237, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA. Tel.: +1-708-327-2477; fax: +1-708-327-2813.
    • ,
  • Thomas R. Jerrells

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986495 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6495, USA

Received 9 April 2004 ,Revised 24 June 2004 ,Accepted 24 June 2004.

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PII: S0741-8329(04)00130-2

doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2004.06.006

Alcohol
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 171-174 , July 2004

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