Smoking particles enhance endothelin A and endothelin B receptor-mediated contractions by enhancing translation in rat bronchi
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Smoking is known to cause chronic inflammatory changes in the bronchi and to contribute to airway hyper-reactivity, such as in bronchial asthma. To study the effect of smoking on the endothelin system in rat airways, bronchial segmen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/6/6 |