Heterogeneity of airway smooth muscle at tissue and cellular levels

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 930-935

  Ma, Xuefei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle; Asthma; Heterogeneity; Mechanical properties of single cells; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0030870648     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y97-105     Document Type: Article

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