Distribution and degranulation of airway mast cells in normal and asthmatic subjects

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 879-885

  Carroll, N G ^a   Mutavdzic, S ^a   James, A L ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Mast cells; Pathology

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; BREATHING MUSCLE; CARTILAGE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DENSITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; INHALATION; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MEMBRANE; MUCUS GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SMOOTH MUSCLE; ADOLESCENT; DEGRANULATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MAST CELL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CELL DEGRANULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGE; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036014530     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00275802     Document Type: Article

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