Severe asthma is an epithelial disease

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 945-946

  Chanez, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN;

ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; TYROSINE;

EID: 20444470657     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00038605     Document Type: Editorial

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