A leukotriene antagonist, montelukast, reduces in vitro LTD4 increases in peripheral blood eosinophil progenitor colonies in atopic subjects

F. Braccioni, G. M. Gauvreau, S. C. Dorman, M. D. Inman, P. M. O'Byrne (Hamilton, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Molecular and cellular pathology of asthma
Session: Molecular and cellular pathology of asthma
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3565
Disease area: Airway diseases

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