Chronic smoking enhances tachykinin synthesis and airway responsiveness in guinea pigs

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 299-305

  Kwong, K ^a   Wu, Z X ^a   Kashon, M L ^a   Krajnak, K M ^a   Wise, P M ^a   Lee, L Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA PREPROTACHYKININ; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN; CIGARETTE SMOKE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GUINEA PIG; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MESSENGER RNA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL; TACHYKININ; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMALIA; BRONCHUS; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034807772     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.25.3.4557     Document Type: Article

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