Airway muscle stereology: Implications for increased shortening in asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 3 I, 1996, Pages 749-757

  Thomson, Randall J ^a   Bramley, Andrew M ^a   Schellenberg, R Robert ^a,b  

^a The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MUSCLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0029835782     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.3.8810615     Document Type: Article

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