Physiology, reductionism, and translational medicine: The right mix

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Pitt, B R ^a   Christman, J W ^b   Gunst, S J ^c   Matthay, M A ^d   Stevens, T ^e   Ware, L B ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CROHN DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIARRHEA; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MARFAN SYNDROME; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PHARMACOGENOMICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GENOME, HUMAN; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 80053377378     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00270.2011     Document Type: Editorial

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