Effects of the menstrual cycle on lung function variables in women with asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 304-310

  Farha, Samar ^a   Asosingh, Kewal ^a   Laskowski, Daniel ^a   Hammel, Jeffrey ^a   Dweik, Raed A ^a   Wiedemann, Herbert P ^a   Erzurum, Serpil C ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Asthma; Gas transfer; Menstrual cycle; Proangiogenic progenitor cell

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN; STEM CELL FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AIRFLOW; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BINDING AFFINITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LUNG; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METHEMOGLOBIN; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXYGEN; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; STEM CELL FACTOR; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 68849132219     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200904-0497OC     Document Type: Article

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