The role of pulmonary surfactant in the asthmatic response

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1201-1204

  Postle, A D ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

ASTHMA; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; EDITORIAL; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; LUNG; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA;

EID: 0033863515     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00918.x     Document Type: Editorial

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