Eosinophil infiltration in airways of mice exposed to toluene diisocyanate

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 299-302

  Zheng, Kui Cheng ^a,b   Kouadio, Kouame ^a   Tuekpe, Mallet K N ^a   Ariizumi, Makoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophils; EPO; Occupational asthma; TDI

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LUNG LAVAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BRONCHI; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; CELL COUNT; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TOLUENE 2,4-DIISOCYANATE; TRACHEA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4143147308     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.299     Document Type: Article

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