Role of relaxin in regulation of fibrosis in the lung: Implications for airway remodeling in asthma

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1160, Issue , 2009, Pages 342-347

  Tang, Mimi L K ^a,b,c   Samuel, Chrishan S ^c   Royce, Simon G ^a  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway remodeling; Asthma; Epithelium; Fibrosis; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; RECOMBINANT RELAXIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ASTHMA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM;

MUS;

EID: 64549131703     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03825.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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