The influence of female sex hormones on the number of alternatively activated lung macrophages and airway inflammation in a mouse model of asthma

C. Draijer, M. Hylkema, R. Hofstra, P. Klok, W. Timens, D. Postma, B. Melgert (Groningen, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Animal models of airway inflammation
Session: Animal models of airway inflammation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 967
Disease area: Airway diseases

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