Effects of corticosteroids on epithelial structure and smooth muscle function of rat trachea

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 575-582

  Pavlovic, D ^a   Viires, N ^a   Zedda, C ^a   Fournier, M ^a   Aubier, M ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Carbachol; Corticosteroids; Rat; Smooth muscle; Trachea

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; CORTICOSTEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; TRACHEA MUCOSA; TRACHEA MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; CARBACHOL; EPITHELIUM; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRACHEA; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 0031897834     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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