The role of stem cell factor (c-kit ligand) and inflammatory cytokines in pulmonary mast cell activation

Blood

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2262-2268

  Lukacs, Nicholas W ^a   Kunkel, Steven L ^b   Strieter, Robert M ^b   Evanoff, Holly L ^b   Kunkel, Robin G ^b   Key, Michael L ^b   Taub, Dennis D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 4; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; HISTAMINE RELEASE; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029997284     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v87.6.2262.bloodjournal8762262     Document Type: Article

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