Research Article

House Dust Mite and Cat Dander Extract Induce Asthma-Like Histopathology with an Increase of Mucosal Mast Cells in a Guinea Pig Model

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Guinea pigs exposed to HDM and CDE exhibit goblet cell hyperplasia in the airways. (a) Representative histological sections of PAS-stained lungs and (b) quantification of goblet cells expressed as cell number/BM perimeter (mm). Data are of -5 animals per group. Scale bars correspond to 100 μm. , , and . BM: basement membrane; HDM: house dust mite extract; CDE: cat dander extract.
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