Stimulus and mechanisms of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
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To describe the stimulus for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. To describe the different mechanisms whereby this stimulus may act to cause the airways to narrow in asthmatics and athletes. To describe the relevance of the stimulus and mechanism to protocols to diagnose exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. To describe the infl ammatory mediators involved in exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. To describe how and why airway injury could contribute to the pathogenesis of airway hyperresponsiveness and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in athletes.
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