Airway smooth muscle contractility is increased following coculture with fibrocytes

Ruth Saunders (Leicester, United Kingdom), Ruth Saunders, Davinder Kaur, Fay Hollins, Andrew Wardlaw, Peter Bradding, Christopher Brightling

Source: International Congress 2016 – Mechanisms of disease
Session: Mechanisms of disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4654
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Ruth Saunders (Leicester, United Kingdom), Ruth Saunders, Davinder Kaur, Fay Hollins, Andrew Wardlaw, Peter Bradding, Christopher Brightling. Airway smooth muscle contractility is increased following coculture with fibrocytes. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4654

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