Contrasting effects of allergen challenge on airway responsiveness to cysteinyl leukotriene D4 and methacholine in mild asthma

Thorax

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 575-580

  Ketchell, R Ian ^a   D'Amato, M ^a   Jensen, M W ^a   O'Connor, B J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; LEUKOTRIENE D4; METHACHOLINE; PEPTIDOLEUKOTRIENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TACHYPHYLAXIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE D4; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036318080     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.7.575     Document Type: Article

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