Effects of endotoxin and allergen alone and in combination on the sensitivity of the rat airways to adenosine

Autonomic and Autacoid Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 167-170

  Quintana, H Karmouty ^a   Mazzoni, L ^a   Fozard, J R ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Airway hyperresponsiveness; Allergen challenge; Brown Norway rat; Endotoxin; Ovalbumin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN; OVALBUMIN; SEROTONIN;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SENSITIZATION; UPREGULATION;

ADENOSINE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BRONCHI; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOTOXINS; OVALBUMIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; SEROTONIN;

EID: 26044448308     PISSN: 14748665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-8673.2005.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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