A peptide from the submandibular glands modulates inflammatory responses

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 337-338

  Mathison, R D ^b   Davison, J S ^b   Befus, A Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Endotoxic shock; Neuroimmunology; Neutrophils; Rat; Salivary glands

Indexed keywords

HEPTAPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE T;

ANAPHYLAXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYPOTENSION; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPHILS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 0030993530     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237594     Document Type: Article

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