Functional effects of protease-activated receptor-2 stimulation on human airway smooth muscle

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 6 25-6, 2001, Pages

  Chambers, Linda S ^a   Black, Judith L ^a   Poronnik, Philip ^b   Johnson, Peter R A ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contraction; Proliferation; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DNA; HISTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; TRYPSIN; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AGONIST; AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MUSCLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0035215713     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2001.281.6.l1369     Document Type: Article

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