Effects of genetic polymorphism on ex vivo and in vivo function of β2- adrenoceptors in asthmatic patients

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 324-328

  Lipworth, Brian J ^a   Hall, Ian P ^b   Tan, Soong ^a   Aziz, Imran ^a   Coutie, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenylyl cyclase; Down regulation; Formoterol; Methacholine; Polymorphism; 2 adrenoceptor

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; FORMOTEROL; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

EID: 0032909902     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.2.324     Document Type: Article

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