Effect of angiotensin II on histamine-induced bronchoconstriction in the human airway both in vitro and in vivo

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 609-615

  Ramsay, S G ^a   Clayton, R A ^b   Dagg, K D ^a   Thomson, L J ^a   Nally, J E ^b   Thomson, N C ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; BRONCHOCONSTRICTING AGENT; HISTAMINE; METHACHOLINE; PLACEBO;

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INHALATION TEST; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEBULIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY; THORACOTOMY; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0030695336     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(97)90007-X     Document Type: Article

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