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T cells in hypersensitivity pneumonitis: effects of in vivo depletion of T cells in a mouse model.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 1992
Denis M, Cormier Y, Laviolette M, Ghadirian E
Abstract excerpt
C57BL/6 mice were given intranasal instillation of optimal doses of the actinomycete Faeni rectivirgula 150 micrograms/mouse 3 days/wk), an important offending agent causing hypersensitivity pneumonitis. This instillation was associated with a very significant increase in the lung weight of the mice and also a large increase (10-fold) in the number of cells recovered from the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of...
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