Nebulized glutathione induces bronchoconstriction in patients with mild asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 425-430

  Marrades, Ramon M ^b   Roca, Josep ^b   Barberà, Joan Albert ^b   De Jover, Lluís ^b   Macnee, William ^b   Rodriguez Roisin, Robert ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; NEBULIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030795436     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.2.9611001     Document Type: Article

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