ADAM-33 surfaces as an asthma gene

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 347, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 936-938

  Shapiro, Steven D ^a   Owen, Caroline A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEIN ADAM 33; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RISK FACTOR;

ADAM PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0037136569     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcibr022144     Document Type: Article

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