Bronchial asthma as neurogenic paroxysmal inflammatory disease: Do some antiepileptic drugs have antiasthmatic properties?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 858-859

  Lomia, M ^a  

^a REA Centre   (Georgia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; SUBSTANCE P;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MIGRAINE; NEUROGENIC PAROXYSMAL INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ASTHMA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 34547852273     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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