Airway responsiveness in an allergic rabbit model

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-195

  Keir, S D ^a   Spina, D ^a   Douglas, G ^a,b   Herd, C ^a,c   Page, C P ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway responsiveness; Allergic; Methods; Rabbit; Skin test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGENS; ALTERNARIA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EOSINOPHILS; HISTAMINE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; RABBITS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

ALTERNARIA; ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 80054858597     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: 1873488X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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