Experimental Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 715-727.e3 , June 2009

Absence of α4 but not β2 integrins restrains development of chronic allergic asthma using mouse genetic models

  • Ena Ray Banerjee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., USA
    • Dr. Banerjee's current affiliation is with Advinus Therapeutics Pvt Ltd, Pune, India.
    • ,
  • Yi Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., USA
    • ,
  • William R. Henderson Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., USA
    • ,
  • Yvette Latchman

      Affiliations

    • Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, Wash., USA
    • ,
  • Thalia Papayannopoulou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Thalia Papayannopoulou, M.D., Division of Hematology, University of Washington, Campus Box 357710, Seattle, WA 98195-7710

Received 13 November 2008 ,Revised 26 March 2009 ,Accepted 27 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2009.03.010

Experimental Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 715-727.e3 , June 2009

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