Natural pollen exposure increases the response plateau to adenosine 5′-monophosphate and bronchial but not alveolar nitric oxide in sensitized subjects

Respiration

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 225-232

  Lopez, V ^a   Prieto, L ^b,c   Perez Frances, C ^a   Barato, D ^a   Marin, J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adenosine 5 monophosphate; Airway hyperresponsiveness; Exhaled breath condensate pH; Exhaled nitric oxide; Plateau nitric oxide concentration

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AIRWAY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MALE; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857366016     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: 14230356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328750     Document Type: Article

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