Nasal epithelial cells can act as a physiological surrogate for paediatric asthma studies.

Nasal epithelial cells can act as a physiological surrogate for paediatric asthma studies.

INTRODUCTION: Differentiated paediatric epithelial cells can be used to study the role of epithelial cells in asthma. Nasal epithelial cells are easier to obtain and may act as a surrogate for bronchial epithelium in asthma studies. We assessed the suitability of nasal epithelium from asthmatic chil...

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Main Authors: Surendran Thavagnanam, Jeremy C Parker, Michael E McBrien, Grzegorz Skibinski, Michael D Shields, Liam G Heaney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3903489?pdf=render

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