title: Counterpoint: airway smooth muscle is not useful.
authors.affiliation: Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. jfredber@hsph.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fredberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009093:Mucus / Q000378:metabolism*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000502:physiology*; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics; D014132:Trachea / Q000502:physiology*