Changes in biophysical and biochemical properties of single bronchial smooth muscle cells from asthmatic subjects

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 6 27-6, 2002, Pages

  Ma, Xuefei ^a   Cheng, Zhaoqin ^a   Kong, Hong ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Unruh, Helmut ^a,b   Stephens, Newman L ^a   Laviolette, Michel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthmatic bronchial smooth muscle contractility; Single bronchial smooth muscle cell biochemistry; Single bronchial smooth muscle cell mechanics; Smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ASTHMA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0036893225     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00389.2001     Document Type: Review

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