Capsaicin-induced mucus secretion in rat airways assessed in vivo and non-invasively by magnetic resonance imaging

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: An up-regulation of the sensory neural pathways in the lung has been implicated in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is thought to contribute to mucus hypersecretion, an essential feature of both diseases. The aim of this study was to assess non-inva...

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Main Authors: Karmouty-Quintana, H, Cannet, C, Sugar, R, Fozard, J R, Page, C P, Beckmann, N
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2013907/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17351665
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0707168
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