Antigen-induced Pleural Eosinophilia is Suppressed in Diabetic Rats: Role of Corticosteroid Hormones

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92 SUPPL. 2, Issue , 1997, Pages 219-222

  Diaz, Bruno L ^a   Serra, Magda F ^a   Barreto, Emiliano O ^a   Cordeiro, Renato S B ^a   Martins, Marco A ^a   E Silva, Patricia M R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergic pleurisy; Corticosteroids; Diabetes; Eosinophils; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ALLOXAN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; OVALBUMIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EOSINOPHILIA; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MAST CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLEURA; PLEURISY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ALLOXAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DEXAMETHASONE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; EOSINOPHILIA; MALE; MAST CELLS; OVALBUMIN; PLEURA; PLEURISY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031317727     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000800031     Document Type: Article

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