Airway smooth muscle cell proliferation is increased in asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 474-477

  Johnson, Peter R A ^a,b   Roth, Michael ^a   Tamm, Michael ^a   Hughes, Margaret ^a   Ge, Qi ^a   King, Greg ^a   Burgess, Janette K ^a   Black, Judith L ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cell culture; Cell proliferation; Human airway smooth muscle; Hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

DNA; THYMIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOPSY; BRONCHUS; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0035423346     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.3.2010109     Document Type: Article

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