Comparison of the effects of salbutamol and adrenaline on airway smooth muscle contractility in vitro and on bronchial reactivity in vivo.

BACKGROUND: The effect of adrenergic agonists in asthma depends on their net effect on microvascular leakage, mucosal oedema, vascular clearance of spasmogens, inhibition of cholinergic neurotransmission, and airway smooth muscle contractility. It has been postulated that adrenaline, by virtue of it...

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Main Authors: Baldwin, DR, Sivardeen, Z, Pavord, I, Knox, A
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 1994