The bronchial microcirculation in asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Supplement

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-53

  Wilson, J ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Asthma; Bronchial vessels; Inflammation; Mast cells; Microvascular leakage; Remodelling; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

MATRIX PROTEIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MAST CELL; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

ASTHMA; BRONCHI; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION;

EID: 0034120111     PISSN: 09602178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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