Contribution of vascular endothelial growth factor to airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in a murine model of toluene diisocyanate-induced asthma

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 168, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 3595-3600

  Lee, Yong C ^a   Kwak, Yong Geun ^a   Song, Chang H ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3 (3,5 DIISOPROPYL 4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 2 [(3 PHENYL N PROPYL)AMINOCARBONYL]ACRYLONITRILE; 5 CHLORO 3 [(3,5 DIMETHYLPYRROL 2 YL)METHYLENE] 2 INDOLINONE; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SU 1498; SU 5614; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036533666     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.7.3595     Document Type: Article

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