α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone plays an important role in the onset of pollinosis in a pollen allergy mouse model

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-18

  Hiramoto, Keiichi ^a   Hashimoto, Maki ^a   Orita, Kumi ^a   Jikumaru, Mika ^a   Sato, Eisuke F ^a   Inoue, Masayasu ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Melanocyte stimulating hormone; Immunoglobulin A; Melanocortin receptor 1; Melanocortin receptor 5; Pollen allergy model mice

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOTROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 5 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNEEZING; TRACHEA;

ALLERGENS; ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PLANT PROTEINS; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SNEEZING; TRACHEA;

EID: 77950042628     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000301574     Document Type: Article

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