• Intracellular action of magnesium in airways smooth muscle relaxation in rabbit 

      Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Chatziparasidis, G.; Chatziefthimiou, A.; Molyvdas, P. A. (1999)
      This study was designed to examine whether magnesium has an intracellular action on airways smooth muscle contraction. Tracheal muscle strips were obtained from six male rabbits and perfused in a bathing chamber. The muscle ...
    • Magnesium as a relaxing factor of airway smooth muscles 

      Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Chatziparasidis, G.; Chatziefthimiou, A.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2001)
      in the search for effective treatment of a life-threatening asthma attack, intravenous magnesium infusion has been studied in asthmatic patients because of its potential effect to reverse bronchospasm and improve pulmonary ...