The chromones: History, chemistry and clinical development. A tribute to the work of Dr R. E. C. Altounyan

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 756-774

  Edwards, A M ^a,c   Howell, J B L ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE METHYL NITRATE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BL 670; BLA 13; BLA 8; CARBACHOL; CHROMONE DERIVATIVE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; HISTAMINE; IRON DEXTRAN; ISOPRENALINE; K 18; K 84; KHELLIN; LOMUDASE; MEPYRAMINE; METHACHOLINE; MINOCROMIL; NEDOCROMIL; PREDNISOLONE; PROTEINASE; PROXICROMIL; SALBUTAMOL; SPINHALER; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHROMONES; CROMOLYN SODIUM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PORTRAITS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SYRIA;

EID: 0034121883     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00879.x     Document Type: Review

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