YKL-40, a chitinase-like protein at the intersection of inflammation and remodeling

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 692-694

  Lee, Chun Geun ^a   Dela Cruz, Charles S ^a   Herzog, Erica ^a   Rosenberg, Stephen M ^a   Ahangari, Farida ^a   Elias, Jack A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHITINASE; CYTOKINE; GLYCOSIDASE; GLYCOSYL HYDROLASE 18; GROWTH FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YKL 40;

AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA; EDITORIAL; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHIC PYLORUS STENOSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG DISEASE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TH2 CELL; TISSUE INFLAMMATION;

ADIPOKINES; AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; FEMALE; HUMANS; LECTINS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 84859496646     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201202-0203ED     Document Type: Editorial

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