Heterogeneity of responsiveness of individual airways in cultured lung explants

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 911-916

  Minshall, Eleanor ^a   Wang, C G ^a   Dandurand, R ^a   Eidelman, D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway heterogeneity; Human airway smooth muscle; Lung explants

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; EXPLANT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030853624     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y97-107     Document Type: Article

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