Endothelin production and effects of endothelin antagonism during experimental airway inflammation

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1404-1412

  Finsnes, Finn ^a   Skjønsberg, Ole H ^b   Tønnessen, Theis ^b   Næess, Oddvar ^b   Lyberg, Torstein ^b   Christensen, Geir ^b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SEPHADEX;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; INFLAMMATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0030940526     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.4.9105086     Document Type: Article

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