Lung dendritic cells undergo maturation and polarization towards a T helper type 2‑stimulating phenotype in a mouse model of asthma: Role of nerve growth factor

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1402-1408

  Qin, Qingwu ^a   Wang, Zhan ^a   Pan, Pinhua ^a,b   Cao, Zu ^a   Xia, Qing ^a   Tan, Hongyi ^a   Hu, Chengping ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Bronchial Asthma Research Center of Hunan Province   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Lung dendritic cells; Nerve growth factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907859164     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2014.1967     Document Type: Article

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