Prolonged allergen exposure induces structural airway changes in sensitized rats

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 2 I, 2000, Pages 627-635

  Palmans, Els ^a   Kips, Johan C ^a   Pauwels, Romain A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBACHOL; COLLAGEN; FIBRONECTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; OVALBUMIN;

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GOBLET CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA;

EID: 0034108186     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.2.9902094     Document Type: Article

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