Comparison of inflammatory responses in mouse lungs exposed to atranones A and C from Stachybotrys chartarum

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 69, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1239-1251

  Rand, Thomas ^a   Flemming, J ^a   David Miller, J ^b   Womiloju, Taiwo ^b,c  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRANONE A; ATRANONE C; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 2; MYCOTOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG LAVAGE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; MICE; MYCOTOXINS; PNEUMONIA; SPORES, FUNGAL; STACHYBOTRYS;

ANIMALIA; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 33745117939     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390500360307     Document Type: Article

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