The effects of 5-lipoxygenase inhibition by zileuton on platelet-activating-factor-induced pulmonary abnormalities in mild asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 5 PART I, 1998, Pages 1559-1564

  Gómez, Federico P ^b   Iglesa, Raquel ^b   Roca, Josep ^b   Barberà, Joan A ^b   Chung, K Fan ^b   Rodriguez Roisin, Robert ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUKOTRIENE; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITOR; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; ZILEUTON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031747167     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.5.9711088     Document Type: Article

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