Prostanoids as pharmacological targets in COPD and asthma

European Journal of Pharmacology - Tập 533 Số 1-3 - Trang 89-100 - 2006
Stéphanie Rolin1, Bernard Masereel1, Jean-Michel Dogné1,2
1Department of Pharmacy, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
2Natural and Synthetic Drug Research Center, University of Liege, Avenue de l'Hôpital, 1, B36, B-4000 Liège, Belgium

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