Neural hyperresponsiveness and nerve growth factor in allergic rhinitis

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 154-158

  Sanico, Alvin M ^a,c   Koliatsos, V E ^a   Stanisz, A M ^b   Bienenstock, J ^b   Togias, A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Capsaicin; Histamine; Nasal secretion; Nerves; Reflexes; Sneezing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CAPSAICIN; HISTAMINE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVASATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE MUCUS; NOSE SECRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE; SNEEZING;

EID: 0032914011     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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