Genetic dissection of airway responsiveness and its impact on the susceptibility to allergic asthma

Asthma is a chronic and inflammatory disease of the airways determined by genetic and environmental factors which trigger an uncontrolled immune response. Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is inherited as a complex trait and associated with asthma. We assessed AHR in naïve A/J and C57BL/6J mice using...

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Main Author: Marino, Rafael
Other Authors: Danuta Radzioch (Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2011
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=97030