Age and sex influences on airway hyperresponsiveness

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 651-654

  McKenzie, Ross ^a   Burton, Matthew D ^a   Royce, Simon G ^a   Tang, Mimi L K ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Airway reactivity; Asthma; C57BL 6; Mice; Penh; Sex

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77955532010     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770901003692801     Document Type: Article

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