Dust mites living in human lungs - The cause of asthma?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-197

  Van Woerden, H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ARSENIC;

ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BRONCHIOLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DUST; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PUBLISHING; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; REVIEW;

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; PRIMATES; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

EID: 3242772990     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.02.047     Document Type: Article

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