Black, Judith L.

The airway smooth muscle in asthma [electronic resource] / Judith L. Black. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2011. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (30 min.) : color, sound). - Advances in asthma : new mechanisms, management strategies and treatments, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Advances in asthma. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Remodelling of the Asthmatic airway -- Airway smooth muscle (ASM) -- increased deposition of matrix proteins -- Asthma increases ASM -- Characteristics of ASM cells in non-asthmatics -- Characteristics of ASM in asthmatics -- ASM produces extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins -- Differences in ECM in asthmatics -- Fibulin-1 in asthma -- Fibulin as a therapeutic target.

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3010 Henry Stewart Talks


Asthma--Pathophysiology.
Asthma--Treatment.
Airway remodeling.
Asthma--physiopathology.
Asthma--therapy.
Muscle, Smooth--metabolism.
Muscle, Smooth--pathology.
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