Pathogenesis of Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 299-312

  Kippelen, Pascale ^a   Anderson, Sandra D ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Epithelial injury; Hyperpnoea; Osmotic stress; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSPASM; COOLING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; EXERCISE INDUCED BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INFLAMMATION; OSMOTIC STRESS; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; TEMPERATURE STRESS;

AIRWAY INFLAMMATION; EPITHELIAL INJURY; HYPERPNOEA; OSMOTIC STRESS; THERMAL STRESS;

ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84880045926     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: 15578607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2013.02.002     Document Type: Review

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