Eotaxin protein levels and airway pathology in a mouse model for allergic asthma

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 453, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 111-117

  Scheerens, Judith ^a   Van Gessel, Sandra B E ^a   Nijkamp, Frans P ^a   Folkerts, Gert ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic asthma; Eosinophils; Eotaxin; Mouse model

Indexed keywords

EOTAXIN; EOTAXIN ANTIBODY; MAB 420; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY 420; OVALBUMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; AIRWAY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; EOSINOPHILIA; LUNG; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHEMOKINES, CC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OVALBUMIN;

EID: 0037130999     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02364-6     Document Type: Article

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