Expression of α-SMA mRNA in the Lung Tissue of Rat with Asthma

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science)

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 330-332

  Wu, Zhaoping ^a   Luo, Fengming ^b   Wang, Zengli ^b   Liu, Xiaojing ^b   Liu, Chuntao ^b   Wang, Wenzhi ^b   Zhang, Xiaohong ^b  

^a Department of Respiratory Disease   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; LUNG; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0242558751     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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