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Context effects as auditory contrast
Three experiments are reported that collectively show that listeners perceive speech sounds as contrasting auditorily with neighboring sounds. Experiment 1 replicates the well-established finding that listeners c...
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Open AccessThe Retinoic Acid Receptor-α mediates human T-cell activation and Th2 cytokine and chemokine production
We have recently demonstrated that all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) and 9-cis-retinoic acid (9-cis RA) promote IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 synthesis, while decreasing IFN-γ and TNF-α expression by activated human T cells ...
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Open AccessDirect and indirect effects of retinoic acid on human Th2 cytokine and chemokine expression by human T lymphocytes
Vitamin A (VA) deficiency induces a type 1 cytokine response and exogenously provided retinoids can induce a type 2 cytokine response both in vitro and in vivo. The precise mechanism(s) involved in this phenotypi...