Effect of an inhaled glucocorticosteroid on mast cell and smooth muscle β2 adrenergic tolerance in mild asthma

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 110-113

  Yates, Deborah H ^a   Worsdell, Miin ^a   Barnes, Peter J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucocorticosteroid; Inhaled steroids; Tolerance; 2 agonists

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; METHACHOLINE; TERBUTALINE SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0031895823     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.2.110     Document Type: Article

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