Relaxin plays an important role in the regulation of airway structure and function

Endocrinology

Volumn 148, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 4259-4266

  Samuel, Chrishan S ^a   Royce, Simon G ^b   Burton, Matthew D ^b   Zhao, Chongxin ^a   Tregear, Geoffrey W ^a   Tang, Mimi L K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; OVALBUMIN; RELAXIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG STRUCTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WILD TYPE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OVALBUMIN; RELAXIN; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 34548069381     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-0577     Document Type: Article

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