Bronchial responsiveness to distilled water and methacholine and its relationship to inflammation and remodeling of the airways in asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 910-917

  Chetta, Alfreoo ^a   Foresi, Antonio ^a   Del Donno, Mario ^a   Consigli, Gian Franco ^a   Bertorelli, Giuseppina ^a   Pesci, Alberto ^a   Barbee, Robert A ^a   Olivieri, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0029923640     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.3.8630572     Document Type: Article

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