Effect of dexamethasone and endogenous corticosterone on airway hyperresponsiveness and eosinophilia in the mouse

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1484-1490

  De Bie, J J ^a   Hessel, E M ^a   Van Ark, I ^a   Van Esch, B ^a   Hofman, G ^a   Nijkamp, F P ^a   Van Oosterhout, A J M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airway hyperresponsiveness; Corticosteroids; Eosinophilia; Immunoglobulin E; Ovalbumin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE; METYRAPONE; OVALBUMIN;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029822063     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb16062.x     Document Type: Article

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