Uncoupling in the wall of the cartilaginous bronchus of the pig produced by smooth muscle contraction

Pulmonary Pharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-34

  Mitchell, H W ^a   Gray, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway narrowing; Bronchial morphology; Bronchial responsiveness; Smooth muscle shortening

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; HISTAMINE;

ADVENTITIA; AIRWAY; AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; MUSCLE LENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SWINE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0030087841     PISSN: 09520600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pulp.1996.0003     Document Type: Article

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