Cyclooxygenase-2-dependent bronchoconstriction in perfused rat lungs exposed to endotoxin

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 373-383

  Uhlig, Stefan ^a   Nüsing, Rolf ^b   Von Bethmann, Alexander ^a   Featherstone, Roland Lewis ^a   Klein, Thomas ^a   Brasch, Frank ^c   Müller, Klaus Michael ^c   Ullrich, Volker ^a   Wendel, Albrecht ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT FÜR PATHOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; APAFANT; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOCEBENONE; ENDOTOXIN; FLOSULIDE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SULOTROBAN; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; THROMBOXANE; THROMBOXANE RECEPTOR; VERLUKAST;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; ISOLATED LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029820352     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03401635     Document Type: Article

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