The relationship of reticular basement membrane thickness to airway wall remodeling in asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 12 I, 2002, Pages 1590-1595

  James, Alan L ^a   Maxwell, Peta S ^a   Pearce Pinto, Gladys ^a   Elliot, John G ^a   Carroll, Neil G ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Remodeling; Reticular basement membrane

Indexed keywords

SCLEROPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BRONCHI; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037115314     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2108069     Document Type: Article

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