Airway Vascularity in Asthma
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Role in asthmatic responses
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Descriptions of airway vessels
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Airway blood flow
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Impact of increased airway vascularity on airway caliber
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Vasodilatation and angiogenesis
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Drivers of angiogenesis
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Bronchial vessels and the immune response
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Angioblasts and stem cells
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Vessel leakage
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Pharmacologic responsiveness
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References