Evaluation of FITC-induced atopic dermatitis-like disease in NC/Nga Mice and BALB/c mice using computer-assisted stereological toolbox, a computer-aided morphometric system

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-194

  Hvid, Malene ^a,b   Jensen, Helene Kofoed ^a   Deleuran, Bent ^a,b   Kemp, Kaare ^c   Andersson, Christina ^c   Deleuran, Mette ^a   Vestergaard, Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c LEO PHARMA A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; CD4; CD8; Computer Assisted Stereological Toolbox; NC Nga mice

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; HAPTEN; TACROLIMUS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAST CELL; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NC NGA MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; STEREOMETRY; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SKIN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HAPTENS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SKIN; SOFTWARE; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 59849115852     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000199714     Document Type: Article

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