More muscle in asthma, but where did it come from?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1035-1037

  Stewart, Alastair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN D1; CYCLINE; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE; ASTHMA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 84861397924     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201203-0457ED     Document Type: Editorial

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