Effects of inhaled histamine, methacholine and capsaicin on sputum levels of α2-macroglobulin

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 964-968

  Halldorsdottir, Halla ^a   Greiff, Lennart ^a   Wollmer, Per ^a   Andersson, Morgan ^a   Svensson, Christer ^a   Alkner, Ulf ^b   Persson, Carl G A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Histamine; Methacholine; Sputum; 2 macroglobulin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; CAPSAICIN; HISTAMINE; METHACHOLINE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFLAMMATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SPUTUM LEVEL; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030733845     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.11.964     Document Type: Article

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