Peripheral blood lymphocyte muscarinic cholinergic receptors in airway hyperresponsiveness: A marker of cholinergic dysfunction?

Journal of Autonomic Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 251-256

  Ricci, A ^a   Mannino, F ^a   Bronzetti, E ^a   Felici, L ^a   Adani, O ^a   Gemma, D ^a   Amenta, F ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c Dipto Sci Farmacologiche Med S   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; QUINUCLIDINYL BENZILATE; RADIOLIGAND;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PROVOCATION TEST; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

EID: 0031659604     PISSN: 01441795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2680.1998.18494.x     Document Type: Article

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