Damage of the pharyngeal mucosa and hyperresponsiveness of airway in sinusitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-57

  Rolla, Giovanni ^a   Colagrande, Paola ^a   Scappaticci, Ermanno ^b   Bottomicca, Flavia ^a   Magnano, Mauro ^b   Brussino, Luisa ^a   Dutto, Luca ^a   Bucca, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airway hyperresponsiveness; Pharyngeal innervation; Pharyngeal pathology; Pharyngobronchial reflexes; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0030816789     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70194-5     Document Type: Article

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