Role of GABA receptors in the bronchial response: Studies in sensitized guinea-pigs

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 772-777

  Tohda, Y ^a   Ohkawa, K ^a   Kubo, H ^a   Muraki, M ^a   Fukuoka, M ^a   Nakajima, S ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomic disturbance; Bronchial asthma; GABA receptor; GABAb receptor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ACETYLCHOLINE; BACLOFEN; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; BRONCHI; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSCIMOL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OVALBUMIN; TRACHEA;

EID: 0031831016     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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