A Brief History of Airway Smooth Muscle's Role in Airway Hyperresponsiveness

A link between airway smooth muscle (ASM) and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in asthma was first postulated in the midnineteenth century, and the suspected link has garnered ever increasing interest over the years. AHR is characterized by excessive narrowing of airways in response to nonspecific s...

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Main Authors: Pascoe, C. D., Wang, L., Syyong, H. T., Paré, P. D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3483821/