Rat alveolar macrophages express preprotachykinin gene-I mRNA-encoding tachykinins

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 5 17-5, 1997, Pages

  Killingsworth, Cheryl R ^a,b   Shore, Stephanie A ^a   Alessandrini, Francesca ^a   Dey, Richard D ^a   Paulauskis, Joseph D ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Lipopolysaccharide; Lung; Neutrophil; Substance P

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030715347     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1997.273.5.l1073     Document Type: Article

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