Perhaps Airway Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Contributes to Asthmatic Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness after All

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 144-146

  Solway, Julian ^a   Fredberg, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; TRACHEA;

EID: 0031201731     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.17.2.f137     Document Type: Review

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