Muscarinic receptor dependent contraction of small airways from both rats and humans

A. Koarai, R. G. Sturton, S. L. Traves, P. R. Cooper, P. J. Barnes, L. E. Donnelly (London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Recent advances in the basic mechanisms of allergic asthma
Session: Recent advances in the basic mechanisms of allergic asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2525
Disease area: Airway diseases

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