Analysis of cytokine mRNA expression following repeated exposure of mice to chemical contact and respiratory allergens

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-213

  Warbrick, E V ^a,d   Dearman, R J ^a   Basketter, D A ^b   Gerberick, G F ^c   Ryan, C A ^c   Kimber, I ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^d Laboratory Alderley Park

Author keywords

Contact sensitization; Cytokines; MRNA; Respiratory sensitization; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; ALLERGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPH NODE CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; DINITROCHLOROBENZENE; KINETICS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031866496     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199805/06)18:3<205::AID-JAT502>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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