RT-PCR Analysis of in Vivo Cytokine Profiles in Murine Allergic Contact Dermatitis to DNCB

Toxicology Methods

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-31

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

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cytokine mRNA; DNCB; In vivo; Mice; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030026235     PISSN: 10517235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15376519609045910     Document Type: Article

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