Increased response to antigen and histamine release in smaller sensitized canine bronchi

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 253-261

  Chitano, P ^a   Sigurdsson, S B ^b   Stephens, A M ^a   Becker, A B ^a   Kepron, W ^a   Stephens, N L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Allergy, upper airway response; Bronchi, allergic bronchospasm; Mammals, dog; Smooth musle, airways; Upper airways, allergic bronchospasm

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; RAGWEED ANTIGEN;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029937434     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-5687(95)00092-5     Document Type: Article

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