Mast cells in human airways: the culprit?

By virtue of their undisputed role in allergy, the study of airway mast cells has focused on nasal and bronchial mast cells and their involvement in allergic rhinitis and asthma. However, recent mechanistic and human studies suggest that peripheral mast cells also have an important role in asthma, a...

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Main Author: Jonas S. Erjefält
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2014-09-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/23/133/299.full.pdf+html