Nerve growth factor increases airway responses and decreases levels of exhaled nitric oxide during histamine challenge in an in vivo guinea-pig model

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 239-245

  Friberg, S G ^a   Olgart Hoglund C ^a,b   Gustafsson, L E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchoconstriction; Hyper reactivity; Nerve growth factor; Neurotrophin; Respiratory system

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AERATION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS EXCHANGE; GUINEA PIG; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSUFFLATION; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 0034771208     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2001.00893.x     Document Type: Article

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