The activity and expression of chitinase in the equine lung and its activity in normal horses and animals with recurrent airway obstruction

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-25

  Reid, Colm J ^a   Thompson, Laura ^a   Donnelly, Samantha ^a   Deaton, Christopher M ^b   Marlin, David J ^b   Carrington, Stephen D ^a   Irwin, Jane A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidic mammalian chitinase; Airway; Chitotriosidase; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; CHITOTRIOSIDASE; MESSENGER RNA;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HORSE; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC DUST; PH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TH2 CELL; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHITINASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HEXOSAMINIDASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LUNG; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RNA;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 67349118420     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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