Glucocorticoid receptor α and β in glucocorticoid dependent asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-13

  Gagliardo, Rosalia ^a,b   Chanez, Pascal ^a,b   Vignola, Antonio M ^a,b   Bousquet, Jean ^a,b   Vachier, Isabelle ^a,b   Godard, Philippe ^a,b   Bonsignore, Giovanni ^a,b   Demoly, Pascal ^a,b   Mathieu, Marc ^a,b,c  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033930349     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.1.9911032     Document Type: Article

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