Beta2-agonists but not glucocorticoids inhibit proliferation of asthmatic airway smooth muscle cells

M. Roth, P. R. A. Johnson, J. K. Burgess, M. Tamm, J. L. Black (Sydney, Australia; Basel, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Further pharmacological and clinical evidence for using long-acting β-agonists with inhaled corticosteroids
Disease area: Airway diseases

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