Nebulised magnesium in asthma: The right solution for an old remedy?

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9375, 2003, Pages 2095-2096

  Bucca, Caterina ^a   Rolla, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DILTIAZEM; FLUNISOLIDE; HISTAMINE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHACHOLINE; NIFEDIPINE; OXYGEN; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM METABISULFITE; VERAPAMIL;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ASTHMA; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; EXERCISE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; NEBULIZATION; NOTE; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037862997     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13727-0     Document Type: Note

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