Airway responsiveness: Role of inflammation, epithelium damage and smooth muscle tension

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 8, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 261-263

  Gourgoulianis, K I ^a   Domali, A ^a   Molyvdas, P A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Airways; Bronchial asthma; Epithelium; Smooth muscle pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MUSCLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; TRACHEA;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; INFLAMMATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RABBITS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; TRACHEA;

ANIMALIA; BRONCHUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033397875     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09629359990432     Document Type: Article

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