Altered ratio of endothelin ET(A)- and ET(B) receptor mRNA in bronchial biopsies from patients with asthma and chronic airway obstruction

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 365, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Möller, Sebastian ^a   Uddman, Rolf ^a   Granström, Bengt ^a   Edvinsson, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bronchial biopsy; Endothelin receptor subtype; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033556191     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00864-4     Document Type: Article

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