Comparative effects of a fixed combination of reproterol hydrochloride and disodium cromoglycate with each agent alone on antigen-induced airway responses in sheep

Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 271-276

  Abraham, W M ^a   Sabater, J R ^a   Szelenyi, S ^b   Bahre M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b ASTA MEDICA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airway hyperresponsiveness; Allergen challenge; Asthma; Late phase response; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ASCARIS ANTIGEN; CARBACHOL; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; REPROTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG RESISTANCE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0032148179     PISSN: 10945539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pupt.1998.0150     Document Type: Article

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