Inflammatory Processes
Subtitle: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities (Progress in Inflammation Research)
Contributors: L. Gordon Letts (Editor); Douglas W. Morgan (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Birkhauser
Published: July 31, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9783764360252
Subjects: Immunology; Molecular biology; Pharmacology; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Science; Pharmacological Product Development; Physiological Pathology; Consumer Health; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Science/Mathematics; Pathophysiology; Diseases; Diseases - Arthritis; Diseases - Musculoskeletal; Medical / Immunology
First sentence: The response to exposure to an aeroallergen in an allergic asthmatic consists of an initial bronchoconstriction associated with cross-linking of IgE on mast cells and the release of spasmogens, followed (except in mild reactions) by a late phase bronchoconstriction.