Mast cell numbers are increased in the smooth muscle of human sensitized isolated bronchi

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1123-1129

  Ammit, Alaina J ^a   Bekir, Songul S ^a   Johnson, Peter R A ^a   Hughes, J Margaret ^a   Armour, Carol L ^a   Black, Judith L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUDESONIDE; CIMETIDINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; FOSINOPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; IMIPRAMINE; INDOMETACIN; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; KETOPROFEN; METFORMIN; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISOLONE; RANITIDINE; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE; THYROXINE; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CELL COUNT; CELL INTERACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031001397     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.3.9116997     Document Type: Article

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