β2 -Adrenoceptor agonist-mediated inhibition of human airway smooth muscle cell proliferation: importance of the duration of β 2 -adrenoceptor stimulation
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0007-1188
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701128