Relation of L-arginine to airway hyperreactivity

General Physiology and Biophysics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-91

  Strapková, Anna ^a   Antosova M ^a   Nosal'ova G ^a  

^a University Teaching Hospital in Martin   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Airway hyperreactivity; Exogenous irritant; Guinea pig; L arginine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; HISTAMINE; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; GUINEA PIGS; LUNG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; TOLUENE; TRACHEA;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA;

EID: 48749109720     PISSN: 02315882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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