Pulmonary Eosinophilia and Inflammation in Allergic Mice

Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-63

  Kung, Ted T ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5; LUNG; MICE; OVALBUMIN; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0031992037     PISSN: 00236764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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