Role of nitric oxide in airway remodelling

Clinical Science

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 291-294

  Gabazza, Esteban C ^a   Taguchi, Osamu ^a   Tamaki, Shigenori ^a   Murashima, Shuichi ^a   Kobayashi, Hiroyasu ^a   Yasui, Hiroki ^a   Kobayashi, Tetsu ^a   Hataji, Osamu ^a   Adachi, Yukihiko ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Nitric oxide; Remodelling

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; AIRWAY REMODELLING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS DISEASE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034013641     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0980291     Document Type: Article

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