Expression of cytokine mRNAs in the draining lymph nodes following contact sensitivity in mice

Toxicology Methods

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-148

  Xu, Baohui ^a,b   Aoyama, Kohji ^a   Kitani, Atsushi ^a   Matsuyama, Takami ^a   Matsushita, Toshio ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contact allergen; Contact sensitivity; Cytokine; Mice; mRNA; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000356020     PISSN: 10517235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105172397243240     Document Type: Article

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