Focus on Asthma Research

Name: Focus on Asthma Research
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ISBN: 9781590339459

ISBN-10: 1590339452

ISBN-13: 9781590339459

Edition: 2003

Authors: Miroslav Tersa

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Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs. It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing. Tens of millions of people throughout the world suffer from asthma. Airways are the paths that carry air to the lungs. As the air moves through the lungs, the airways become smaller, like branches of a tree. During an attack, the sides of the airways in the lungs become inflamed and swollen. Muscles around the airways tighten, and less air passes in and out of the lungs. Excess mucus forms in the airways, clogging them even more. The attack, also called an episode, can include coughing, chest tightness, wheezing, and trouble…

Book details

List price: $130.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English




The pathogenic participation of matrix metalloproteinases in asthma




Surfactant reconciles many diverse aspects of asthma




Respiratory syncytial virus and reactive airway disease




The pathophysiological contributions of neutrophils and neutrophil elastase to asthma




Leukotriene receptors




Lessons from a model of chronic asthma