Reversal of Lung Lesions in Transgenic Transforming Growth Factor α Mice by Expression of Mutant Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 499-508

  Hardie, William D ^a   Kerlakian, Carol B ^a   Bruno, Michael D ^a   Huelsman, Karen M ^a   Wert, Susan E ^a   Glasser, Stephan W ^a   Whitsett, Jeffrey A ^a   Korfhagen, Thomas R ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUS MUSCULUS;

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG FIBROSIS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LUNG; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EID: 0030266046     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.15.4.8879184     Document Type: Article

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