Influence of endogenous cortisol on eosinophil function in sensitized pigs: Direct measurements of eosinophil peroxidase

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 469-478

  Fornhem, C ^a   Peterson, C G B ^c   Scheynius, A ^b   Alving, K ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Airways; Bronchial provocation test; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Cortisol; Immunoassay; Immunohistochemistry; Metyrapone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ASCARIS SUUM; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; MALE; PEROXIDASE; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; SWINE;

EID: 0030012237     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1996.tb00564.x     Document Type: Article

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