Cyclic stretch of airway epithelium inhibits prostanoid synthesis

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 5 17-5, 1997, Pages

  Savla, Ushma ^a   Sporn, Peter H S ^a   Waters, Christopher M ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Arachidonic acid; Cyclooxygenase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN H2; PROSTANOID; THROMBOXANE A2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CAT; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; STRETCHING;

EID: 0030723420     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1997.273.5.l1013     Document Type: Article

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