Kinetic study of eosinophil apoptosis and its relationship to Th2 cytokines in asthmatic murine model

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 783-786

  Liu, Chuntao ^a   Wang, Zengli ^a   Ling, Zong'an ^a   Lei, Song ^a  

^a WEST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cytokine; Eosinophil apoptosis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; EOSINOPHIL; KINETICS; LUNG LAVAGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; TH2 CELL; TIME;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASTHMA; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EOSINOPHILS; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-5; KINETICS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; TH2 CELLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034285813     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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