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Open Access
01-08-2013 | Poster presentation
In-depth assessment of acute and chronic house dust mite-induced asthma mouse models
Authors:
Rachel A Bunting, Josh Wertheimer, Zhao Zhou, Karyn Cochlin, Heather Deutsch, Holly Raymond, Ed Yurkow, Carol Anne Ogden, Ken Kilgore
Published in:
Journal of Inflammation
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
Human asthmatic disease is described as a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. However, the underlying immunological processes involved in asthmatic disease are not fully understood. Animal models have been used to uncover patho-physiologic mechanisms which relate to human disease, leading to discovery and evaluation of therapeutic targets. …