Allergen-induced asthma in C57Bl/6 mice: Hyper-responsiveness, inflammation and remodelling

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-43

  Pinelli, Valentina ^a   Marchica, Cinzia L ^a   Ludwig, Mara S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle; Biglycan; Collagen; Decorin; Impedence; Mucus

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BIGLYCAN; COLLAGEN; DECORIN; METHACHOLINE; OVALBUMIN;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MOUSE; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTINS; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALLERGENS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BIGLYCAN; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; DECORIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OVALBUMIN; PERIODIC ACID; PROTEOGLYCANS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349446464     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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