Abstract
The diversity of asthma phenotypes increases its complexity. Animal models represent a useful tool to elucidate the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in both allergic and nonallergic asthma, as well as to identify potential targets for the development of new treatments. Among all available animal models, mice offer significant advantages for the study of asthma. In this chapter, the applications of mouse models to the study of asthma will be reviewed.
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This work was supported by grants of the Junta de Castilla y León ref. GRS1047/A/14 and GRS1189/A/15.
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Marqués-García, F., Marcos-Vadillo, E. (2016). Review of Mouse Models Applied to the Study of Asthma. In: Isidoro García, M. (eds) Molecular Genetics of Asthma. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1434. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3652-6_15
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