Assessment of serum magnesium level in patients with bronchial asthma
Background: Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide and has been increasing in prevalence over the last few decades. Magnesium ion has an inhibitory action on smooth muscle contraction, histamine release from mast cells and acetylcholine release from cholinergic nerve terminals....
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-07-01
|
Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815201264 |