Current Therapeutic Research
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 250-261 , December 2011

Glycyrrhizin and Long-Term Histopathologic Changes in a Murine Model of Asthma

  • Arzu Babayigit Hocaoglu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Arzu Babayigit Hocaoglu, MD, Extend, Memduh Asaf sok., No:1, (Ledra Palace isiklari yani), Lefkosa, North Cyprus
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  • Ozkan Karaman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Duygu Olmez Erge, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Guven Erbil, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology and Embryology, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Osman Yilmaz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Multidisciplinary Animal Laboratory, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Alper Bagriyanik, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology and Embryology, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Nevin Uzuner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey

,Accepted 7 November 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2011.11.002

Current Therapeutic Research
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 250-261 , December 2011

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