Approaches to Evaluate Lung Inflammation in Translational Research

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 42-52

  Meyerholz, David K ^a   Sieren, Jessica C ^a   Beck, Amanda P ^b   Flaherty, Heather A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

airways; animal models of human disease; cytology; imaging; immunology; inflammation; lung; mice; morphometry; pathology; respiratory

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMONIA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE MODEL; PATHOLOGY; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; PNEUMONIA; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85038847217     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985817726117     Document Type: Review

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