Platelet-activating factor is a key mediator of pulmonary vasoconstriction and bronchoconstriction after antigen challenge in the perfused sensitized rabbit lung

Shock

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 412-415

  Shouji, Kei ^a   Enzan, Keiji ^b   Mitsuhata, Hiromasa ^c   Yoshioka, Naohumi ^d  

^a Akita Kumiai General Hospital   (Japan)

^b Akita City General Hospital   (Japan)

^c JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 [N (2 METHOXY 3 OCTADECYLCARBAMOYLOXYPROPOXYCARBONYL)ACETAMIDOMETHYL] 1 ETHYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE; ANTIGEN; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; LUNG CIRCULATION; PERFUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; LUNG; PERFUSION; PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; RABBITS; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0032088312     PISSN: 10732322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024382-199806000-00004     Document Type: Article

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