Murine model of allergen induced asthma

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 63, 2012, Pages

  Reddy, Aravind T ^a   Lakshmi, Sowmya P ^a   Reddy, Raju C ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway hyperresponsiveness; Airway resistance; Allergy; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Eosinophil; Flexivent; Immunology; Issue 63; Methacholine; Ovalbumin; Physiology; Plethysmography; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OVALBUMIN;

EID: 84863752779     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3771     Document Type: Article

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