Bronchial reactivity and intracellular magnesium: A possible mechanism for the bronchodilating effects of magnesium in asthma

Clinical Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-142

  Dominguez, Ligia J ^a   Barbagallo, Mario ^a   Di Lorenzo, Gabriele ^a   Drago, Agata ^a   Scola, Santi ^b   Morici, Giuseppina ^a   Caruso, Calogero ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ARNAS Lab Analisi Presidio O   (Italy)

^c Servizio di Tipizzazione Tissutale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Bronchial smooth muscle; Intracellular ions; Magnesium

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; MAGNESIUM ION; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0031664885     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0950137     Document Type: Review

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