Muscarinic hyperresponsiveness of antigen-sensitized feline airway smooth muscle in vitro

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 672-676

  Mitchell, R W ^a   Ndukwu, I M ^a   Leff, A R ^a   Padrid, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTIGEN; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CAT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TRACHEA MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ASCARIS SUUM; BRONCHI; CATS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; TRACHEA;

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS SUUM; BRONCHUS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0030806328     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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