Role of Leukotriene-degrading Enzymes in Pulmonary Response to Antigen Infusion in Sensitized Guinea Pigs in Vivo

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 260-267

  Funayama, Takako ^a   Sekizawa, Kiyohisa ^a   Yamaya, Mutsuo ^a   Yamauchi, Kohei ^a   Ohno, Isao ^a   Ohrui, Takashi ^a   Terajima, Masanori ^a   Okinaga, Shoji ^a   Sasaki, Hidetada ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDASE; EVANS BLUE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; LEUKOTRIENE; LEUKOTRIENE C4; LEUKOTRIENE D4; LEUKOTRIENE E4; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GUINEA PIG; LUNG; MALE; METABOLISM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; DIPEPTIDASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EVANS BLUE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; GUINEA PIGS; LEUKOTRIENE C4; LEUKOTRIENE D4; LEUKOTRIENE E4; LEUKOTRIENES; LUNG; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OVALBUMIN; TRACHEA;

EID: 0030215325     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.15.2.8703483     Document Type: Article

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