Effect of repeated small-dose γ-ray irradiation on atopic dermatitis in NC/Nga mice

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 406-411

  Fang, Su Ping ^a   Muto, Yasuko ^a   Tago, Fumitoshi ^a   Simura, Noriko ^a   Kojima, Shuji ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

ray; Atopic dermatitis; NC Nga mice

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 33746788168     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.52.406     Document Type: Article

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