Airway obstruction in asthma: does the response to a deep inspiration matter?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma may not be a problem of too much airway smooth muscle strength. Rather, it may be a problem of too little of the factors that oppose muscle shortening. The weight of available evidence seems to support the idea that loss of th...

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Main Author: Fredberg Jeffrey J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-08-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/2/5/273