Increased myoepithelial cells of bronchial submucosal glands in fatal asthma

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-38

  Green, F H Y ^a   Williams, D J ^a   James, A ^b,c   McPhee, L J ^a   Mitchell, I ^a   Mauad, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; MYOFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 73449099989     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.111435     Document Type: Article

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