In vitro mucolytic activity of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease on equine tracheobronchial mucus

Veterinary Record

Volumn 147, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 627-629

  Pietra, M ^c   Guglielmini, C ^b   Forni, M ^a   Cinotti, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; STATISTICAL MODEL; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; BRONCHITIS; CELL COUNT; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0034715839     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.147.22.627     Document Type: Article

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