Tannic acid in plant dust causes airway obstruction [3]

Thorax

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 789-791

  Taubert, D ^a   Grimberg, G ^a   Schomig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BRADYKININ; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM IONOPHORE; ELLAGIC ACID; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GALLIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ISOENZYME; MONOMER; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM IODATE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROSTANOID; TANNIN;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AMPEROMETRIC BIOSENSOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; BRONCHUS PROTECTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; TRACHEA MUCOSA;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MUSCLE TONUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLANTS; TANNINS;

EID: 24744436361     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.043398     Document Type: Letter

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