Expression and significance of β-defensin-2 in colitis mucosa induced by oxazolone in mice

Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 96-100

  Chang, Yuying ^a   Ouyang, Qin ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beta defensin; Cytokines; Interleukin 1; Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; OXAZOLONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 34147202235     PISSN: 10087125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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