Cell Contacts and Airway Epithelial Damage in Asthma
Airway epithelial damage is commonly found in asthma patients. Epithelial damage was investigated with special reference to contacts between epithelial cells. Eosinophils, common in allergic asthma, secrete cationic proteins, particularly major basic protein (MBP). The effect of poly-L-arginine, an...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk cellbiologi
2005
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-4775 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-554-6142-5 |