Airway inflammation is associated with mucous cell metaplasia and increased intraepithelial stored mucosubstances in horses

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 293-301

  Lugo, Joel ^a   Harkema, Jack R ^b   deFeijter Rupp, Heather ^a   Bartner, Lisa ^a   Boruta, Daniel ^a   Robinson, N Edward ^a  

^a Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goblet cell metaplasia; Heaves; Horses; Lung biopsy; Stored mucosubstance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HORSE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; METAPLASIA; MUCOUS CELL; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CELL COUNT; GOBLET CELLS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33746538414     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.04.018     Document Type: Article

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