Mast cell infiltration of airway smooth muscle in asthma

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1045-

  Bradding, Peter ^a   Brightling, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ASTHMA; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAST CELL; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ASTHMA; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MAST CELLS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 33947720512     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.01.004     Document Type: Letter

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