Glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis of dendritic cells in the rat tracheal mucosa

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 598-605

  Brokaw, James J ^a   White, Gary W ^b   Baluk, Peter ^b   Anderson, Gary P ^b   Umemoto, Eric Y ^b   McDonald, Donald M ^b  

^a Indiana University School of Medicine Evansville   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITIC CELL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GERMFREE ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUCOSA; NICK END LABELING; RAT; STAINING; TRACHEA; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; DENDRITIC CELLS; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; STAINING AND LABELING; TRACHEA;

EID: 0032185796     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.19.4.2870     Document Type: Article

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