Injury to murine airway epithelial cells by pollen enzymes

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 368-371

  Hassim, Zeenath ^a   Maronese, Sonia E ^a   Kumar, Rakesh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergens; Pollens; Proteases; Tracheal epithelium

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENICITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0031840748     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.5.368     Document Type: Article

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