Airway smooth muscle growth in asthma: Proliferation, hypertrophy, and migration

Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-96

  Bentley, J Kelley ^a   Hershenson, Marc B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

smooth muscle actin; Hyperresponsiveness; Migration; Translational control

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; BREATHING MUSCLE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE GROWTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTINS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL SPASM; CELL MOVEMENT; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 37849000903     PISSN: 15463222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/pats.200705-063VS     Document Type: Review

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