Muscarinic receptor signaling in the pathophysiology of asthma and COPD

Anticholinergics are widely used for the treatment of COPD, and to a lesser extent for asthma. Primarily used as bronchodilators, they reverse the action of vagally derived acetylcholine on airway smooth muscle contraction. Recent novel studies suggest that the effects of anticholinergics likely ext...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gosens, Reinoud, Zaagsma, Johan, Meurs, Herman, Halayko, Andrew J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1479816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16684353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-7-73

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1479816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16684353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-7-73

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