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Where to from here for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction: the unanswered questions.
Immunology and allergy clinics of North America - 1 Aug 2013
Hallstrand Teal S, Kippelen Pascale, Larsson Johan, Bougault Valérie, van Leeuwen Janneke C, Driessen Jean M M, Brannan John D
Abstract excerpt
The role of epithelial injury is an unanswered question in those with established asthma and in elite athletes who develop features of asthma and exercise-induced bronchorestriction (EIB) after years of training. The movement of water in response to changes in osmolarity is likely to be an important signal to the epithelium that may be central to the onset of EIB. It is generally accepted that the mast cell and...
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