- "The hyper-reactive bronchioles in
cases of asthma usually exhibit bronchiolar
smooth muscle hypertrophy. This is simply because
these muscles get a lot of "exercise",
as they contract in response to allergens."
- Ó
1999 KUMC Pathology and the University of Kansas,
used with permission; courtesy of Dr. James
Fishback, Department of Pathology, University of
Kansas Medical Center.
- For more information http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/pathology/ed/
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