Comparison of immunomodulator mRNA and protein expression in the lungs of Stachybotrys chartarum spore-exposed mice

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 68, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1321-1335

  Hudson, B ^a   Flemming, J ^a   Sun, G ^a   Rand, T G ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 2; MESSENGER RNA; SURFACTANT PROTEIN D; TRICHOTHECENE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; CHEMOKINE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; MIP 2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; MIP-2 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGUS SPORE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LUNG; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; STACHYBOTRYS;

ANIMALIA; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; FUNGI; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

ANIMALS; CHEMOKINES; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MICE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STACHYBOTRYS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 23444438218     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390590953572     Document Type: Article

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