Failure to induce alopecia areata in C3H/HeJ mice with exogenous interferon gamma

Journal of Experimental Animal Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-270

  Sundberg, John P ^a,b   Silva, Kathleen A ^a   Edwards, Kathryn ^b   Black, Steven ^c   Bennett Jenson, A ^d   King, Lloyd E ^b  

^a JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; C3H HeJ mice; Interferon gamma; Mechanisms; Mouse model

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HYPOTHESIS; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PENETRANCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION;

MAMMALIA; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 33846568900     PISSN: 09398600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeas.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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