Effect of human neutrophil elastase on tracheal mucociliary transport in anesthetized quails

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 439-442

  Tai, Shusheng ^a   Kai, Hirofumi ^a   Kido, Tomoyuki ^a   Isohama, Yoichiro ^a   Takahama, Kazuo ^a   Miyata, Takeshi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human neutrophil elastase; Tracheal mucociliary transport; Tracheal secretion

Indexed keywords

DNA; FUCOSE; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; PROTEIN; SIVELESTAT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; DOSE RESPONSE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; QUAIL; TRACHEA MUCOSA; TRACHEA MUCUS;

EID: 0031445894     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.75.439     Document Type: Article

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