Effects of IL-13 on airway responses in the guinea pig

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 282, Issue 1 26-1, 2002, Pages

  Morse, Brian ^a,b   Sypek, Joseph P ^a,b   Donaldson, Debra D ^a,b   Haley, Kathleen J ^a,b   Lilly, Craig M ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway hyperresponsiveness; Eosinophil; Inflammation; Interleukin 13; Ovalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 13 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 13 RECEPTOR ALPHA2; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; GUINEA PIG; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG RESISTANCE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036085869     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00296.2001     Document Type: Article

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