Airway smooth muscle hypertrophy and hyperplasia in asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1058-1064

  James, Alan L ^a,b   Elliot, John G ^a   Jones, Robyn L ^a,b   Carroll, Mark L ^a   Mauad, Thais ^c   Bai, Tony R ^d   Abramson, Michael J ^e   McKay, Karen O ^f   Green, Francis H ^g  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c University Medical School   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma duration; Extracellular matrix; Fatal asthma; Nonfatal asthma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL COUNT; AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL VOLUME; AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE HYPERPLASIA; AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX VOLUME FRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861398022     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201110-1849OC     Document Type: Article

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