PA Grenier… - Diseases of the Heart and Chest, Including …, 2011 - Springer ... Asthma is a chronicinflammatory condition responsible for airway hyperresponsiveness to ... Over time, this inflam- matory disorder induces structural changes in airways (fi- brosis, smooth-muscle hypertrophia and hyperplasia, and neovessel formation), which lead to ...
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