Cigarette smoke exposure causes constriction of rat lung explant airways

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1095-1099

  Wright, J L ^a   Sun, J P ^b   Churg, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bronchoconstriction; Cigarette smoke; Endothelin; Oxidants

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLE; BRONCHOSPASM; EXPLANT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032720871     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.99.14510959     Document Type: Article

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