Effect of levocetirizine on the contraction induced by histamine on isolated rabbit bronchioles from precision-cut lung slices

Pharmacology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 61-65

  Simoen, V ^a   Christophe, Bernard ^a,b  

^a UCB PHARMA   (Belgium)

^b Building R9   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antihistamine; Bronchiole, rabbit; Levocetirizine; Lung slice, precision cut

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LEVOCETIRIZINE; MEPYRAMINE;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ISOLATED LUNG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SMALL AIRWAY DISEASE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; BRONCHI; CETIRIZINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS, NON-SEDATING; LUNG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PIPERAZINES; RABBITS;

EID: 33749333745     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095508     Document Type: Article

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