Mechanisms of airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma

Respirology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 624-631

  Berend, Norbert ^a,b,c   Salome, Cheryl M ^a,b   King, Greg G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CRC for Asthma and Airways   (Australia)

^c WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway closure; Airway heterogeneity; Airway hyperresponsiveness; Asthma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; HISTAMINE; METHACHOLINE; PROPRANOLOL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOG; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LUNG VENTILATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMANS; PULMONARY VENTILATION;

EID: 47149104046     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01330.x     Document Type: Review

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