Potent inhibitory effect of tetrandrine on experimental allergic conjunctivitis in mice

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 435-444

  Hu, Shixing ^a   Merayo Lloves, Jesus ^a   Zhao, Tongzhen ^a   Foster, C Stephen ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 5; MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRANDRINE;

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAGWEED POLLEN; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0031408354     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1997.13.435     Document Type: Article

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